Effects of pH and shear on the gelation of a xanthan-Cr(III) system

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-103

  Dolan, D M ^a,d,e,f   Thiele, J L ^b,f,g   Willhite, G P ^c,f,h,i,j  

^a Texas Petrochemicals Corp   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^c U of Kansas   (United States)

^d Vista Chemical Co   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h Tertiary Oil Recovery Project   (United States)

ⁱ IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; GELATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; SHEAR STRESS;

XANTHAN; ZERO NET SHEAR;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

GEL; OIL RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY;

GELS; OIL FIELDS; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0032079016     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/25454-pa     Document Type: Article

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