The effect of microscopic core heterogeneity on miscible flood residual oil saturation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1980-September, Issue , 1980, Pages

  Spence, Andrew P ^a   Watkins, Robert W ^a  

^a ARGO Oil and Gas Company ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; DISPERSIONS; EFFLUENTS; ENGINEERS; EXTRAPOLATION; FLOODS; GASOLINE; LABORATORIES; POLYOLS; PORE STRUCTURE; SANDSTONE; XYLENE;

CAPACITANCE DISPERSION; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; MICRO-PORE STRUCTURES; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; ROCK CHARACTERISTICS; TESTING AND MODELING;

CORE SAMPLES;

EID: 85056228957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/9229-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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