Experimental study of phase-transformation effects on relative permeabilities in fractures

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 514-526

  Chen, Chih Ying ^a   Li, Kewen ^a,b   Home, Roland N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

GAS/CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS; VISCOUS COUPLING MODEL;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FRACTURE; GAS CONDENSATE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; PHASE TRANSITION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 36148997979     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/90233-pa     Document Type: Article

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