Fractional Flow Theory Applicable to Non-Newtonian Behavior in EOR Processes

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-236

  Rossen, W R ^a   Venkatraman, A ^b   Johns, R T ^c   Kibodeaux, K R ^d   Lai, H ^b   Tehrani, N Moradi ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Foam; Fractional flow; Non Newtonian fluid; Polymer; Shocks

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOAMS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LUBRICATION; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; ONE DIMENSIONAL; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SIMULATORS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW; WELL FLOODING;

CHARACTERISTIC EQUATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE SIMULATIONS; FRACTIONAL FLOW; FRACTIONAL FLOW METHODS; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; SHOCKS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUID FLOW; FOAM; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 85027958145     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-011-9765-2     Document Type: Article

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