Verification and proper use of water/oil transfer function for dual-porosity and dual-permeability reservoirs

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 60-71

  Balogun, A ^a   Kazemi, H ^b   Ozkan, E ^b   Al Kobaisi, M ^b   Ramirez, B ^b  

^a Shell E and P ^*

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROSITY;

DUAL PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; DUAL POROSITY; MULTI PHASE FLUID TRANSFER; OIL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34250877091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/104580-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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