Interaction of stratigraphic and sedimentological heterogeneities with flow in carbonate ramp reservoirs: Impact of fluid properties and production strategy

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-26

  Fitch, P J R ^a   Jackson, M D ^a   Hampson, G J ^a   John, C M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN TECHNIQUES; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESERVOIR ARCHITECTURE; RESERVOIR MODELLING; WATER BREAKTHROUGH;

FLUID DYNAMICS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; STRATIGRAPHY; WELL SPACING;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

CARBONATE RAMP; DEPOSITION; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PRODUCTIVITY; RECOVERY METHOD; ROCK PROPERTY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 84893748649     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2013-014     Document Type: Article

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