Relative permeability modification in gas-liquid systems through wettability alteration to intermediate gas-wetting

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue B, 2000, Pages 203-217

  Tang, Guo Qing ^a   Firoozabadi, Abbas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); SANDSTONE; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WETTING;

GAS-LIQUID SYSTEMS;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 0034588992     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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