Efficiency of diffusion controlled miscible displacement in fractured porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-394

  Trivedi, J J ^a   Babadagli, Tayfun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhanced oil recovery; Matrix fracture interaction; Miscible displacement; Molecular diffusion; Naturally fractured reservoirs

Indexed keywords

CORE ANALYSIS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOW RATE; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WETTING;

MATRIX-FRACTURE INTERACTION; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION;

DIFFUSION;

CORE ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOW RATE; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WETTING;

DIFFUSION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOW MODELING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 38649130676     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-007-9131-6     Document Type: Article

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