Pore-scale modeling of rate effects in waterflooding

International Petroleum Technology Conference, IPTC 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1183-1198

  Idowu, Nasiru A ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WETTING;

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; DISPLACEMENT PATTERNS; NETWORK MODELING; PORE-SCALE MODEL; PORE-SCALE MODELLING; SATURATION PROFILES; STOCHASTIC NETWORKS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 67650565732     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/12292-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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