Foam assisted gas-oil gravity drainage in naturally-fractured reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 94-95, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-122

  Farajzadeh, R ^a   Wassing, B M ^a   Boerrigter, P M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Foam; Fractured reservoirs; Gas oil gravity drainage; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

APPARENT VISCOSITY; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; FOAM FLOW; FOAM GENERATION; FOAM RHEOLOGY; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; GAS RATES; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; HORIZONTAL PRESSURE; MOBILITY REDUCTION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL RATES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; VISCOUS PRESSURE DROP;

ELASTICITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAMS; GASES; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FRACTURE;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAM; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; SURFACTANT;

EID: 84864758971     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.06.029     Document Type: Article

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