The similarity theory applied to the analysis of multiphase flow in gas-condensate reservoirs

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1592-1600

  Ayala, Luis F ^a,b,c   Kouassi, Jean P ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL GAS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

GAS-CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS; INFINITE-ACTING BEHAVIOR; SIMILARITY VARIABLE THEORY;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 34250685783     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060505w     Document Type: Article

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