Optimal injection strategies for foam IOR

SPE Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-150

  Shan, Dan ^a   Rossen, William ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

FIXED INJECTION PRESSURE; FOAM INJECTION; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; INJECTION WELL PRESSURE; OPTIMAL INJECTION STRATEGY; SWEEP EFFICIENCY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 4344569275     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/88811-PA     Document Type: Article

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