Modeling thermally induced compaction in diatomite

SPE Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 130-144

  Dietrich, James K ^a   Scott, J Don ^b  

^a The Dietrich Corp (TDC)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; COMPACTION; DENSIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; QUARTZ; STRESSES; SUBSIDENCE; TEMPERATURE;

HEAVY-OIL DIATOMITE RESERVOIRS; STEAM INJECTION; THERMAL RESERVOIR SIMULATOR;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34247277074     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/97849-pa     Document Type: Article

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