Optimum WAG ratio vs. rock wettability in CO2 flooding

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1985-September, Issue , 1985, Pages

  Jackson, D D ^a   Andrews, G L ^b   Claridge, E L ^c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENGINEERS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; GASOLINE; GRAVITATION; OIL WELL FLOODING; WETTING;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GRAVITY FORCES; GRAVITY SEGREGATION; LABORATORY MODELS; MISCIBLE FLOOD; ROCK WETTABILITY; SCALED EXPERIMENTS; VISCOUS FINGERING;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

EID: 85057000309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/14303-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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