Permeability reduction in Qishn sandstone specimens due to particle suspension injection

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-122

  Wong, R C K ^a   Mettananda, D C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Particle retention; Permeability damage; Produced water re injection; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

COUPLED PARTICLES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FILTRATION COEFFICIENT; FLUID FLOW EQUATIONS; INJECTED FLUIDS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; OIL RECOVERY OPERATIONS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE RETENTION; PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; PERMEABILITY DAMAGE; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; PRODUCED WATER; PRODUCED WATER RE-INJECTION; SANDSTONE SPECIMEN; TEST RESULTS; TEST SPECIMENS; TESTING CONDITIONS;

CAPILLARITY; SANDSTONE; WATER INJECTION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DEPOSITION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FILTRATION; FLUID FLOW; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; RETENTION; SANDSTONE;

EID: 76149105849     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-009-9387-0     Document Type: Article

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