Extending Foam Technology from Improved Oil Recovery to Environmental Remediation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1953-1965

  Mamun, C K ^a   Rong, J G ^a,b   Kam, S I ^a,c   Liljestrand, H M ^a   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOAMS; GROUNDWATER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NEWTONIAN FLOW; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; REMEDIATION; STEADY FLOW; WELL PRESSURE; WELL STIMULATION;

IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY (IOR); WATER SATURATION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 1142278786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/77557-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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