Fluid-flow characterization of porous media (for the example of the Jeanne d'Arc Basin consolidated reservoirs)

Energy Sources

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 557-572

  Salem, Hilmi S ^a  

^a Atlantic Geo Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; LITHOLOGY; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS;

CONSOLIDATED RESERVOIRS; KOZENY-CARMAN COEFFICIENT;

VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0034226267     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310050013776     Document Type: Article

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