Foam diversion modeling and simulation

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-128

  Robert, J A ^a,b,c,d   Mack, M G ^b,e,f  

^a SPE ^*  (France)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOAM DIVERSION; SURFACTANT TRANSPORT;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; YIELD STRESS;

FOAMS;

EID: 0031143197     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/29676-PA     Document Type: Article

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