Optimizing recovery for waterflooding under dynamic induced fracturing conditions

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 671-682

  Van Den Hoek, P J ^a   Al Masfry, R ^a   Zwarts, D ^a   Jansen, J D ^a   Hustedt, B ^a   Van Schijndel, L ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL FLOODING; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

3D TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FRACTURE CONTAINMENT; FRACTURE DIMENSIONS; MODELING STRATEGY; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SATURATION DISTRIBUTION;

FRACTURE;

CONTAINMENT; FLOODING; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; OIL FIELD; OIL INDUSTRY; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 71949103626     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/110379-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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