Approximate pore-level modeling for apparent viscosity of polymer-enhanced foam in porous media

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 451-461

  Huh, C ^a   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS BUBBLES; OIL INDUSTRIES; POLYMER ENHANCED FOAM (PEF); PORE LEVEL MODELING;

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; BUBBLE FORMATION; FOAMS; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33745714186     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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