Low IFT gas-oil gravity drainage in fractured carbonate porous media

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 67-73

  Karimaie, H ^a   Torsaeter O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

diffusion; gravity drainage

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FRACTURED CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; FRACTURED CARBONATES; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; GAS INJECTION; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; LIVE OIL; OIL GRAVITY; POROUS MEDIA; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SEALING MATERIAL;

BINARY MIXTURES; CARBONATION; EXPERIMENTS; FRACTURE; GASES; MELTING POINT; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURIZATION; SEALANTS;

WATER INJECTION;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CHALK; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INJECTION; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GAS PRODUCTION; GRAVITY FLOW; OIL PRODUCTION; OUTCROP; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE EFFECT; STEAM INJECTION;

EID: 72249092949     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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