Improved fluid characterization for miscible gas floods

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 655-665

  Egwuenu, A M ^a   Johns, R T ^a   Li, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLOODS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLUBILITY; SWELLING;

COMPOSITION PROFILE; CONSTANT COMPOSITION; CONSTANT VOLUME DEPLETIONS; DISPLACEMENT PARAMETERS; FLUID CHARACTERIZATION; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY ENRICHMENTS; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EQUATION OF STATE; GAS FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STEAM INJECTION;

EID: 52949153903     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/94034-pa     Document Type: Article

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