Oil recovery as a function of the fraction of oil displaced from heated zone
Input(s)
F: Air Injected per Unit Oil Produced (Mscf/bbl)
: Porosity (fraction)
: Air Required to Burn a Unit Volume of Reservoir
: Initial Water Saturation (fraction)
: Oil Saturation Burned (fraction)
: Oxygen Consumption Efficiency (fraction)
Output(s)
: Oil Recovery (fraction)
Formula(s)
Reference(s)
Prats, M. 1986. Thermal Recovery. Society of Petroleum Engineers, New York, Chapter: 8, Page: 104.