Analytical solution of the tracer equation for the homogeneous five-spot problem

SPE Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-38

  Almeida, A R ^a   Cotta, R M ^b  

^a SPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FIVE-SPOT; FLUID FLOW PROBLEMS; GENERALIZED INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS; MOBILITY RATIOS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; STEADY STATE; USUAL ASSUMPTIONS;

TRACERS;

EID: 85100311161     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/29218-PA     Document Type: Article

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