Evaluation of matrix-fracture imbibition transfer functions for different types of oil, rock and aqueous phase

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2004-April, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Babadagli, T ^a   Zeidani, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; MULTIVARIABLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION; POWER LAW RELATIONSHIP; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 84888895269     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/89450-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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