On the dynamics of capillary gas trapping: Implications for the charging and leakage of gas reservoirs

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 625-631

  Sylta, O ^a  

^a SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cap rock; Capillary gas leakage; Darcy flow; Dynamic leakage; Gas saturations; Migration velocities; Permeability; Sealing times

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052518907     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0060625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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