Characterization of Crossiinked Gel Kinetics and Gel Strength Using NMR

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 747-758

  Romero Zeron, Laura ^a   Manalo, F ^a,b   Kantzas, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Tomographic Imaging/Porous Media L ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID-LOSS CONTROL; GEL KINETICS; GEL STRENGTH CODES; HYDROPHILIC GELS;

CROSSLINKING; DIFFUSION; GELATION; HYDROPHILICITY; IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

GELS;

EID: 2342417966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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