Numerical interpretation of single well chemical tracer tests for ASP injection

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 1064-1082

  De Zwart, A H ^a   Stoll, W M ^a   Boerrigter, P M ^a   Van Batenburg, D W ^b   Al Harthy, S S A ^c  

^a Shell Development Oman   (Oman)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL TRACERS; COMPLEX RESPONSE; CROSS FLOWS; FULL CONTROL; INJECTION TEST; INTERPRETATION METHODS; MULTIPLE-PEAK; NUMERICAL DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL DISPERSION; REMAINING OIL SATURATIONS; SINGLE PEAK; SINGLE WELL; SINGLE WELL CHEMICAL TRACER TESTS; TRACER DISPERSION; WATER VISCOSITY;

ALKALINITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL TESTING;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 84856664172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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