Well stimulation and gravity segregation in gas improved oil recovery

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 325-340

  Jamshidnezhad, M ^a   Chen, C ^b,c   Kool, P ^a   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Chevron Energy Technology Co

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY SEGREGATION; INJECTION PRESSURE; INJECTION WELLS; SHEAR THINNING FOAM;

DAMAGE DETECTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; WATER INJECTION;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 44349132827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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