Permeability variations associated with shearing and isotropic unloading during the SAGD process

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-61

  Li, P ^a,b   Chalaturnyk, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PORE SIZE; SHEARING; STRESS ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

PORE SHAPE; RESERVOIR PRESSURE; STEAM CHAMBER SURFACE; STEAM INJECTION PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33845713530     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/06-01-05     Document Type: Article

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