Capillary number in heavy oil solution gas drive and its relationship with gas-oil relative permeability curves

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2004-April, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ostos, A ^a   Maini, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Shell Canada Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CRUDE OIL; DIGITAL STORAGE; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BLACK-OIL SIMULATORS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; GAS RELATIVE PERMEABILITIES; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; OIL RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; PRODUCTION BEHAVIORS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85036700216     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/89430-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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