Formation and propagation of gel aggregates using partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and aluminum citrate

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1006-1018

  Al Assi, A A ^a   Willhite, G P ^b   Green, D W ^b   McCool, C S ^b,c  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SPE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 33745699646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/100049-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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