Induced migration of fines during waterflooding in communicating layer-cake reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 618-626

  Yuan, Hao ^a   Shapiro, Alexander A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crossflow; Enhanced oil recovery; Fines migration; Layer cake reservoir; Low salinity waterflooding

Indexed keywords

CROSS FLOWS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FINES MIGRATION; LAYER-CAKE RESERVOIR; LOW SALINITY WATERFLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RECOVERY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WELL FLOODING;

WATER INJECTION;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; MOBILIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE DROP; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SALINITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 80053527104     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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