Details of in-situ foam propagation exposed with magnetic resonance imaging

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-145

  Wassmuth, F R ^a   Green, K A ^b   Randall, L ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b ARC Inc   (Canada)

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EID: 0346828888     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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