Characterizing disproportionate permeability reduction using synchrotron X-ray computed microtomography

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 355-364

  Seright, Randy S ^a   Liang, Jenn Tai ^a   Lindquist, W Brent ^a   Dunsmuir, John H ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0036813607     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/79717-PA     Document Type: Article

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