A stochastic trapping model for non-wetting phase ganglias in two phase flow through porous media

ECMOR 2008 - 11th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Tyagi, M ^a   Tchelepi, H A ^b   Jenny, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEOLOGY; POROUS MATERIALS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

APPROPRIATE MODELS; CORRELATION TIME; DISPLACEMENT DIRECTION; PRIORI KNOWLEDGE; RESIDUAL SATURATION; RETENTION MECHANISM; SALINE AQUIFERS; STATISTICAL INFORMATION;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 85088181124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20146383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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