Comparative evaluation of foam stability to oil

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-34

  Mannhardt, Karin ^b   Novosad, Jerry J ^b   Schramm, Laurier L ^a  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOAM; PERFORMANCE TEST; RECOVERY FLUID; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; OIL PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

EID: 0034054047     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/60686-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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