Optimum conditions for wormhole formation in carbonate porous media: Influence of transport and reaction

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 196-205

  Fredd, Christopher N ^b   Fogler, H Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000359201     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/56995-PA     Document Type: Article

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