Simulation of Gravity Override in Foam Processes in Porous Media

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 148-154

  Shi, J X ^a   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FOAM INJECTION; POROUS MEDIUM; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE;

EFFICIENCY; FOAMS; POROUS MEDIA; RECOVERY;

EID: 0031691515     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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