Laboratory investigations of compatibility of the Dammam Formation aquifer with desalinated freshwater at a pilot recharge site in Kuwait

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-42

  Mukhopadhyay, A ^a   Al Awadi, E ^a   AlSenafy, M N ^a   Smith, P C ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b OIL PLUS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core flow test; Dynamic scaling test; Geochemical simulation; Mercury porosimetry; Permeability; Porosity; Scaling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DESALINATION; FRESHWATER; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE;

DAMMAN FORMATION; KUWAIT;

EID: 0031658031     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0428     Document Type: Article

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