Controlling steam flood migration using air injection wells

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 221-238

  Hodges, R A ^a   Falta, R ^a   Stewart, L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; STEAM INJECTION;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11144231423     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.06250404017     Document Type: Article

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