Network Modeling of EOR Processes: A Combined Invasion Percolation and Dynamic Model for Mobilization of Trapped Oil

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-382

  Bolandtaba, S F ^a   Skauge, A ^a  

^a Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colloidal dispersion gel; EOR processes; Linked polymer solution; Network model; Trapped oil mobilization

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CITRATE; COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; COREFLOOD; CROSSLINKED; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EOR PROCESSES; INVASION PERCOLATION; LINKED POLYMER SOLUTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANO METER RANGE; NETWORK MODEL; NETWORK MODELING; NOVEL CONCEPT; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL SATURATION; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PORE SCALE; PORE-SCALE PHENOMENON; QUASI-STATIC; RESERVOIR FLUID; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; TRANSPORT MODELS; TRAPPED OIL MOBILIZATION; WATER FLOOD;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; CROSSLINKING; DISPERSIONS; GELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); RHEOLOGY; SOLVENTS; STABILIZERS (AGENTS); WATER INJECTION; WELL FLOODING;

DYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PERCOLATION; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 80053272833     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-011-9775-0     Document Type: Article

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