Steady-state flow behavior of CO2 foam

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-415

  Kim, Jisung S ^a   Dong, Yan ^a   Rossen, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARBON DIOXIDE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAMS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; STEADY FLOW; VISCOSITY; WELL FLOODING;

DARCY EQUATION; GAS MOBILITY; GAS SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 31144459779     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89351-PA     Document Type: Article

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