Scaling miscible displacement in fractured porous media using dimensionless groups

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 58-66

  Trivedi, Japan ^a   Babadagli, Tayfun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

diffusion; dimensionless groups; efficiency; injection rate; matrix fracture interaction; naturally fractured reservoirs; oil recovery; scaling

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION NUMBER; FLOW THROUGH; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA; FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENTS; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; SOLUTE TRANSFER;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POROUS MATERIALS;

FRACTURE FIXATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 48349103002     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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