Further Investigations on Two-Phase Flow Property Modification by Polymers: Wettability Effects

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 91-98

  Elmkies, Ph ^a   Bertin, H ^a   Lasseux, D ^a   Murray, M ^b   Zaitoun, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; ADSORPTION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

TWO PHASE FLOW PROPERTY MODIFICATION; WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642480166     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/64986-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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