Pore-level mechanisms for altering multiphase permeability with gels

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 350-362

  Thompson, Karsten E ^a   Fogler, H Scott ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; GELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; OIL WELL FLOODING; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

MULTIPHASE PERMEABILITY; PORE LEVEL MECHANISMS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031235571     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/38433-PA     Document Type: Article

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