Gas relative permeability and pore structure of sandstones

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 613-625

  Dana, E ^a   Skoczylas, F ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SORPTION; VISCOSITY; WATER; WETTING;

DEGREE OF SATURATION; GAS RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; MERCURY INTRUSION; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; NONWETTING PHASE PERMEABILITY; PORE STRUCTURE; PULSE DECAY METHOD; WETTING FLUID VISCOSITY;

SANDSTONE;

GAS SEEPAGE; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; SANDSTONE;

EID: 0032825488     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00037-6     Document Type: Article

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