Permeability and water saturation distribution by lithologic facies and hydraulic units: A reservoir simulation case study

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 760-766

  Shenawi, Shamsuddin H ^a   White, Jerry P ^a   Elrafie, Emad A ^a   Kilany, Khaled A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW-ZONE-INDICATOR (FZI); RESIDUAL OIL; ROCK-QUALITY-INDEX (RQI); WATER SATURATION DISTRIBUTION;

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; POROSITY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 34250885931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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