Effect of heterogeneity of layered reservoirs on polymer flooding: An experimental approach using five-spot glass micromodel

70th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2008: Leveraging Technology. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2008

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1445-1454

  Meybodi, H Emami ^a   Kharrat, R ^b   Ghazanfari, M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; GLASS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POLYMERS; RECOVERY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; WELL FLOODING;

CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIVE-SPOT; GLASS MICROMODELS; INCLINATION ANGLES; LAYER ORIENTATIONS; LAYERED RESERVOIRS; LOCAL HETEROGENEITY; MEAN-FLOW DIRECTIONS; OIL RECOVERIES; OPTIMUM VALUE; POLYMER FLOODING; POLYMER INJECTION; WATER SALINITY; WATERFLOODING;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 70449093369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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