Tilted oil-water contacts: Modelling the effects of aquifer heterogeneity

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 145-158

  Dennis, H ^a   Bergmo, P ^b   Holt, T ^b  

^a Bowater House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Hydrodynamic; North Sea; Pressure; Simulation; Tilted oil water contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052538545     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0060145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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