The influence of CO2 solubility in brine on CO2 flooding simulation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2606-2628

  Yan, Wei ^a   Stenby, Erling H ^b  

^a Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLOODS; HYDROCARBONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SIMULATORS; SOLUBILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BREAKTHROUGH TIME; CO2 SOLUBILITY; COMPOSITION PROFILE; INITIAL WATER SATURATION; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; MULTI-PHASE FLASH; PENG-ROBINSON EQUATION OF STATE; WATER-ALTERNATING-GAS INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 77950849518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124628-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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