Quantification of displacement mechanisms in multicomponent gasfloods

SPE Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 314-321

  Johns, Russell T ^a   Yuan, Hua ^b   Dindoruk, Birol ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PetroTel Inc   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e Miscible Immiscible Gas Injection   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLUBILITY; VAPORIZATION;

MINIMUM MISCIBILITY ENRICHMENT; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; MULTICOMPONENT GASFLOODS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 4744370488     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/88999-PA     Document Type: Article

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