Page 9 - Principles of Catalyst Development

4 Derivation of the Flow Equations 31
4.1 Conservation of Mass 31
4.2 Flow Equations for Three-Phase Flow 33
4.3 Flow Equations in Vector Notation 36
Exercises 37
5 Fluid Displacement 39
5.1 Buckley-Leverett Theory 39
5.2 Welge's Method 42
5.3 Miscible Displacement 44
Exercises 46
6 Frontal Stability 48
6.1 Frontal Advance Neglecting Gravity 48
6.2 Frontal Advance Including Gravity 51
6.3 Linear Stability Analysis 53
Exercises 55

7 Pattern Floods 56
7.1 Recovery Efficiency 56
7.2 Patterns and Spacing 58
7.3 Pattern Recovery 61
Exercises 63
8 Recovery of Subsurface Resources 64
8.1 Production Stages 64
8.2 Enhanced Oil Recovery 69
8.3 Nonconventional Fossil Fuels 71
Exercises 73
9 Economics and the Environment 75
9.1 SPE/WPC Reserves 75
9.2 Basic Economic Concepts 77
9.3 Investment Decision Analysis 81
9.4 Environmental Impact 82
Exercises 85

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