Gels correct in-depth reservoir permeability variation

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-39

  Smith, Julie E ^a   Mack, James C ^a  

^a Tiorco Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CROSSLINKING; ECONOMICS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GELS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WELL FLOODING;

COLLOIDAL DISPERSION GEL; CROSSFLOW PROBLEM; FLUID FLOW DISTRIBUTION; IN DEPTH RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY VARIATION; WELL BORE;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031555601     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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