CO2 and C1 gas injection for enhanced oil recovery in fractured reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE International Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage, and Utilization 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 551-567

  Karimaie, H ^a   Torsaeter O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRACTURE; GASES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SEALANTS;

BUBBLE POINT PRESSURE; DISPLACEMENT MECHANISMS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL SET UP; FRACTURED CARBONATES; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; RECOVERY METHODS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 79953155071     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/139703-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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