Dynamic induced fractures in waterfloods and EOR

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 405-420

  Van Den Hoek, P J ^a   Hustedt, B ^a   Sobera, M ^a   Mahani, H ^a   Masfry, R A ^a   Snippe, J ^a   Zwarts, D ^a  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production BV ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED WATER; FIVE-SPOT; FRACTURE DIMENSIONS; FULLY-COUPLED; LOW-MOBILITY; MOBILITY RATIOS; MODELING STRATEGY; POLYMER FLOODING; PRODUCED WATER; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SATURATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVEILLANCE DATA; VERTICAL FRACTURE; WATER FLOOD;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); JET PUMPS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SIMULATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 70450029939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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