Effects of gelant composition and pressure gradients of water and oil on disproportionate permeability reduction of sandpacks treated with polyacrylamide-Chromium acetate gels

SPE Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-157

  Nguyen, Tuan Q ^a,b   Green, Don W ^b   Willhite, G Paul ^b   McCool, C Stan ^b  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; GELATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLYACRYLATES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DISPROPORTIONATE PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; GELANT COMPOSITION; OIL-PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; POLYACRYLAMIDE-CHROMIUM ACETATE GELS; WATER-PERMEABILITY REDUCTION;

PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33745857002     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89404-pa     Document Type: Article

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