Experimental Study of Gas Injection in Surfactant-Alternating-Gas Foam Process

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1151-1163

  Xu, Q ^a,b   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; EXTRAPOLATION; FLOW OF WATER; FOAMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; VISCOSITY;

GAS INJECTION; SURFACTANT-ALTERNATING-GAS (SAG) FOAM PROCESS; WATER SATURATION;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142289428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84183-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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