Oil and gas production

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 301-311

  Maitland, G C ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Clays; Drilling fluids; Emulsions; Fracturing fluids; Gels; Porous media flow; Shale rocks; Viscoelastic surfactants; Water control; Water soluble polymers; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; HYDROCARBON; OIL; POLYMER; SURFACTANT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLAY; COLLOID; GAS; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; OIL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; ROCK; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0034508491     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(00)00069-8     Document Type: Review

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