The effects of thermal alterations on formation permeability and porosity

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1282-1302

  Hossain, M E ^a   Mousavizadegan, S H ^b   Islam, M R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cumulative oil production; Rock expansion; Temperature effects; Thermal operation

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POROSITY; RECOVERY; SOLIDS; WELL FLOODING;

CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR); FORMATION PERMEABILITY; NUMERICA L RESULTS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OIL RECOVERIES; PORE VOLUME (PV); PRIMARY RECOVERY; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION (SOR); TIME PERIODS;

THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 46149093992     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460701834028     Document Type: Article

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