Relative-permeability coupled saturation-height models based on hydraulic (Flow) units in a gas field

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1474-1485

  Amabeoku, M O ^a   Kersey, D G ^a   BinNasser, R H ^a   Belowi, A R ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; HYDROCARBON SATURATION; SATURATION-HEIGHT FUNCTIONS; WATER SATURATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLOGY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33751009118     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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