The method of characteristics applied to oil displacement by foam

71st European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2009: Balancing Global Resources. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1370-1391

  Zanganeh, M Namdar ^a   Kam, S I ^b   LaForce, T C ^c   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; SIMULATORS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CRITICAL SATURATION; DISPLACEMENT JUMP; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; OIL DISPLACEMENT; RESIDUAL WATER SATURATION; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; WATER SATURATIONS;

FOAM CONTROL;

EID: 77149141427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/121580-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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