Using MR techniques to probe permeability reduction in rock cores

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1076-1084

  Johns, M L ^a   Sederman, A J ^a   Gladden, L F ^a   Wilson, A ^b   Davies, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; SOLUTIONS;

POLYMER SOLUTIONS;

WATER;

OIL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER;

PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; ROCK PROPERTY; SANDSTONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OIL INDUSTRY; PERMEABILITY; ROCK; SIMULATION;

EID: 0038286522     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490503     Document Type: Article

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