Effect of clay swelling on reservoir quality

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 18-23

  Zhou, Z ^a,b,c,d,e   Gunter, W D ^a,f,g,h,i,j   Kadatz, B ^a,k   Cameron, S ^a,l,m  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES   (Canada)

^c Institute of Coal Geology in Changchun   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e Intl Assoc Geochem Cosmochemistry

^f Applied Geochemistry Group

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^k N Alberta Institute of Technology

^l UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^m Alberta Institute of Agrologists

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; IONIC STRENGTH; IONS; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SWELLING; WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATION RATIOS; CRYSTALLINE SWELLING; MONTMORILLONITE; OSMOTIC SWELLING; SMECTITE;

CLAY;

EID: 0030242869     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96-07-02     Document Type: Article

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