Simplified mechanistic simulation of foam processes in porous media

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-287

  Rossen, William R ^a   Zeilinger, Sabine C ^b   Shi, Jian Xin ^c   Lim, Min T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Shell E and P Technology Co   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d U of Texas ^*  (Malaysia)

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EID: 0041031627     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57678-PA     Document Type: Article

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