Improved polymer-flood management using streamlines

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 317-333

  Clemens, Torsten ^a   Abdev, Joseph ^a   Thiele, Marco ^b  

^a OMV E and P   (Austria)

^b Streamsim Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; OIL FIELDS; POLYMERS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; FUNCTION OF TIME; LOCAL EFFICIENCIES; MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES; OIL RECOVERIES; POLYMER FLOODING; POLYMER INJECTION; STREAMLINE SIMULATION;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 78651092388     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/132774-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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