Visualization of steam injection in fractured systems using micromodels

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium 1997, ITOHOS 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 67-76

  Haghighi, M ^a,b   Yortsos, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; FRACTURE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; VISUALIZATION; WATER;

CAPILLARY IMBIBITION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FRACTURE INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE-MATRIX SYSTEMS; HOT WATER INJECTION; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; SOLUTION GAS DRIVE; THERMALLY INDUCED;

STEAM;

EID: 81255174684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/37520-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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