An improved method for calculating CO2 minimum miscibility pressure based on solubility parameter

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 98-99, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-155

  Meyberg Nunes Costa, Gloria ^a,b   Sergio de Mello Vieira Rocha, Paulo ^c   Leal Chagas Ribeiro, Alessandra ^a   Roberto Freire de Menezes, Paulo ^a   Carlos Alves de Lima, Rui ^a   Ubiratan Oliveira Costa, Paulo ^a   de Almeida Rodrigues, Eduardo ^a  

^a Universidade Salvador   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CO2; Enhanced oil recovery; Minimum miscibility pressure; Solubility parameter

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GAS INJECTION; GAS INJECTION PROCESS; KEY PARAMETERS; LOCAL DISPLACEMENT; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; OIL SATURATION; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SOLUBILITY; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84870525014     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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