A method for enhancing the RPM performance in matrix reservoir

SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2008 - "Gas Now: Delivering on Expectations"

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 57-63

  Sidiq, Hiwa H ^a   Amin, Robert ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; ROCKS;

CONFORMANCE CONTROL; MATRIX RESERVOIRS; MEASURED RESIDUALS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY MODIFIERS; RESIDUAL RESISTANCE FACTOR; SEQUENTIAL INJECTION; SEQUENTIAL METHODS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 63849254322     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/114432-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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