Experimental verification of oil saturation and losses during secondary migration

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-251

  Luo, X ^a   Zhang, F ^b   Miao, S ^c   Wang, W ^c   Huang, Y ^c   Zhou, B ^a,d   Loggia, D ^d   Vasseur, G ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; RESIDUAL FUELS; SOLUBILITY;

BOND NUMBER; CAPILLARY NUMBER; OIL SATURATION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SATURATION;

EID: 3543114342     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2004.tb00057.x     Document Type: Article

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