Improving sweep efficiency in an underpressured naturally fractured reservoir

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 876-887

  Montoya, J M ^a   Sandoval, R ^a   Vargas, A ^a   Cabrera, F C ^b   Romero, J L ^b   Muniz G ^b  

^a Petrobras ^*  (United States)

^b SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; FRACTURE; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; WELL FLOODING;

CANDIDATE SELECTION; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; PRECISE DIAGNOSTICS; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; RESERVOIR PRESSURES;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 84905757974     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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