Foam generation at layer boundaries in porous media

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-412

  Rossen, W R ^a  

^a Dept of Petroleum/Geosystems Engg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

HETEROGENEOUS RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0033278755     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/59395-PA     Document Type: Article

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