Prediction of hydrocarbon recovery from turbidite sandstones with linked-debrite facies: Numerical flow-simulation studies

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2032-2043

  Amy, Lawrence A ^a   Peachey, Simon A ^a   Gardiner, Andy A ^a   Talling, Peter J ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debrite; Numerical flow simulation; Oil production; Turbidite; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW SIMULATION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; WELL STIMULATION;

CUMULATIVE OIL PRODUCTION; DEBRITE; MARNOSO ARENACEA FORMATIONS; NUMERICAL FLOW SIMULATIONS; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS; TURBIDITE;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BEDLOAD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FACIES; FLOW MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PREDICTION; SANDSTONE; TURBIDITE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 70350211868     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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