Pore-scale investigation of the matrix-fracture interaction during CO 2 injection in naturally fractured oil reservoirs

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1421-1430

  Er, Vahapcan ^a   Babadagli, Tayfun ^a   Xu, Zhenghe ^b  

^a Canadian Natural Resources Limited   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED OIL RESERVOIRS; GLASS SHEET; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; MATRIX; MICRO-SCALES; MICROMODELS; N-DECANE; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR; OIL PRODUCTION; SCALE INTERACTIONS;

FLOW PATTERNS; FRACTURE; GAS EMISSIONS; GLASS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; WATER INJECTION;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 77649099588     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef901038v     Document Type: Article

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