Pore Network Model for Foam Formation and Propagation in Porous Media

SPE Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-53

  Kharabaf, Hooshang ^a   Yortsos, Yanis C ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TEXTURES;

FOAM FORMATION; PORE NETWORK MODEL;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 0032022405     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/36663-pa     Document Type: Article

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