Effects of foamy oil and geomechanics on cold production

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Liu, Y ^a,c   Wan, R G ^a   Jian, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FOAMY OIL FLOW; GAS EXSOLUTION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 42049084388     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/08-04-55     Document Type: Article

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