Scaling accuracy of laboratory steam flooding models

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE California Regional Meeting, CRM 1972

Volumn , Issue , 1972, Pages

  Pujol, L ^a   Boberg, T C ^a  

^a Esso Production Research Co ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; ENGINEERS; FLOODS; GASOLINE; OIL FIELDS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STEAM; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

FIELD CONDITIONS; INJECTED STEAM; INJECTION RATES; LABORATORY MODELS; MEDIUM VISCOSITY; MODEL PREDICTION; PER UNIT VOLUME; STEAM DRIVE PROCESS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 85086750792     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/4191-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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