Effect of wetting on gravity drainage in porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-227

  Shahidzadeh, Noushine ^a   Bertrand, Emanuel ^b   Dauplait, Jean P ^a   Borgotti, Jean C ^a   Vié, Philippe ^b   Bonn, Daniel ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDRODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WETTING;

GRAVITY DRAINAGE;

POROUS MATERIALS;

GAS CONDENSATE; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INTERFACIAL TENSION; POROUS MEDIUM; WETTING;

DRAINAGE; GAS CONDENSATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; POROUS MEDIUM; WETTING;

EID: 0038608187     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023597130973     Document Type: Article

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