Cleanup of oil zones after a gel treatment

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-244

  Seright, Randy S ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RADIAL FLOW;

GEL TREATMENT; LINEAR FLOW; OIL ZONES;

OIL FIELDS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GELS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RADIAL FLOW;

CLEANUP; GEL; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL;

EID: 33745695205     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/92772-pa     Document Type: Article

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