Experiments on oil migrating in a limited pathway and the mechanism analysis

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-167

  Zhang, Faqiang ^a   Luo, Xiaorong ^b   Miao, Sheng ^c   Wang, Weimin ^c   Zhou, Bo ^b  

^a CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Limited pathway; Mechanism; Physical experiments; Porous media; Secondary migration; Wettability

Indexed keywords

FLOW STRUCTURE; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; LABORATORY METHOD;

EID: 4143084795     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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