Seawater in chalk: An EOR and compaction fluid

International Petroleum Technology Conference 2007, IPTC 2007

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 756-761

  Austad, Tor ^a   Strand, Skule ^a   Madland, Merete V ^a   Puntervold, Tina ^a   Korsnes, Reidar I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; GASOLINE; LIMESTONE; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; ROCK MECHANICS; WETTING;

LOW MATRIX PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY CONTRASTS; PRESSURE DEPLETION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; SURFACE ACTIVE COMPONENTS; WETTING CONDITIONS;

SEAWATER;

EID: 70450078829     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-11370-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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