Polymer Effect on Gas/Water Flow in Porous Media

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 349-355

  Elmkies, Ph ^a   Lasseux, D ^a   Bertin, H ^a   Pichery, T ^b   De France, Gaz ^b   Zaitoun, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERTIAL RESISTANCE; OIL RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; GELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 1642517129     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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