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The process of crude oil refining
Once crude oil is extracted from the ground, it must be transported and refined into petroleum products that have any…
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GENERALIZED FORM OF INFLOW EQUATION UNDER SEMI-STEADY STATE CONDITIONS
The semi-steady state inflow equation developed in sec. 6.2 appears to be restrictive in that it only applies for a…
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THE STABILIZED INFLOW EQUATIONS
The solution of the diffusivity equation under semi-steady state flow conditions has been described in detail in section 6.2 since…
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STEADY STATE SOLUTION
The steady state solution of the diffusitivy equation can be derived using precisely the same mathematical steps as for the…
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SEMI-STEADY STATE SOLUTION
The radial diffusivity equation, (5.20), will be solved under semi-steady state flow conditions for the geometry and radial pressure distribution…
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CONDITIONS OF SOLUTION
In principle, an infinite number of solutions of equ. (5.1 ) can be obtained depending on the initial and boundary…
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DERIVATION OF THE BASIC RADIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
The basic differential equation will be derived in radial form thus simulating the flow of fluids in the vicinity of…
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THE MECHANICS OF SUPPLEMENTARY RECOVERY
Supplementary recovery results from increasing the natural energy of the reservoir, usually by displacing the hydrocarbons towards the producing wells…
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TWO-PHASE FLOW: EFFECTIVE AND RELATIVE PERMEABILITIES
In describing Darcy’s law, it has so far been assumed that the permeability is a rock property which is a…
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FLUID POTENTIAL
Every branch of science and engineering has its own particular heroes, one only has to think, for example, of the…
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COMPACTION DRIVE AND RELATED PORE COMPRESSIBILITY PHENOMENA
The withdrawal of liquid or gas from a reservoir results in a reduction in the fluid pressure and consequently an…
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NATURAL WATER DRIVE
Natural water drive, as distinct from water injection, has already been qualitatively described, in Chapter 1, sec. 7, in connection…