Numerical simulation and sensitivity analysis of in-situ fluid flow in MRI laboratory waterfloods of fractured carbonate rocks at different wettabilities

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 3352-3360

  Haugen, Åsmund ^a   Fernø, Martin A ^a   Graue, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE PROPERTY; FRACTURED CARBONATES; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; MATERIAL BALANCE; NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION; NUMERICAL SENSITIVITY; OIL RECOVERY MECHANISMS; SWEEP EFFICIENCY;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 58849091012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/116145-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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