Mobility control for gas injection in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs: Comparison of foams versus polymers

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 1827-1847

  Masalmeh, Shehadeh K ^a   Wei, Lingli ^a   Blom, C P A ^a  

^a Shell ^*  (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAM CONTROL; GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; GEOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITIES; HETEROGENEOUS CARBONATES; HETEROGENEOUS RESERVOIRS; HIGH PERMEABILITY ZONE; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; SIMULTANEOUS INJECTIONS;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

EID: 84856602450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/142542-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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