Foam sweep in fractures for enhanced oil recovery

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 282-283, Issue , 2006, Pages 348-359

  Yan, Wei ^a   Miller, Clarence A ^a   Hirasaki, George J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent viscosity; Bubbles; Foam; Fractures; Heterogeneous; Homogeneous; Sweep

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOAMS; FRACTURE; RECOVERY; VISCOSITY;

APPARENT VISCOSITY; BUBBLES; HETEROGENEOUS; HOMOGENEOUS; SWEEP;

OILS AND FATS;

OIL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; FOAM; FRACTIONATION; GAS FLOW; LIQUID; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THICKNESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33744784259     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.02.067     Document Type: Article

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