Theory of vibratory mobilization on nonwetting fluids entrapped in pore constrictions

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Beresnev, Igor A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow through porous media; Geophysical fluid dynamics; Oil drilling; Rocks; Seismic waves

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; OSCILLATIONS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SEISMIC WAVES;

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NONWETTING FLUIDS; OIL DRILLING; VIBRATORY MOBILIZATION;

GEOPHYSICS;

DRILLING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; OIL WELL; PORE PRESSURE; POROUS MEDIUM; SEISMIC WAVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 33751035293     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2353803     Document Type: Article

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