Coreflood experimental study of steam displacement /

a core or a sand pack. Liquid saturation profiles in the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cerutti, Andres Enrique, 1973-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a core or a sand pack. Liquid saturation profiles in the
adjacent condensation bank and gravity segregation, both of
assumed in the Aydelotte-Pope steamflood predictive model.
assumption.
Aydelotte-Pope steam displacement model is a fair
condensation zone, and a two-phase hydrocarbon zone. The
core or sand pack were constructed from X-ray CT scan cross-
exists when steam displaces oil in a porous medium, as
experimentally whether or not a Buckley-Leverett shock front
Experiments were conducted in which steam was injected into
front can not be ascertained because of the effects of the
profiles also indicate the possible existence of a steam
sectional images. The liquid saturation profiles indicate
shock front. However, the precise location of the steam
The main objective of this study was to verify
the presence of three zones, namely, the steam zone,
therefore that the hypothesis of a steam shock front in the
which tend to distort the steam front. It appears
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 97 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 85-86.