Effects of foam quality and flow rate oil CO2-foam behavior at reservoir temperature and pressure

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 248-254

  Chang, Shih Hsien ^a   Grigg, Reid B ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOAM INJECTION; OIL FIELD; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

EID: 0032852804     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/56856-pa     Document Type: Article

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