A new method for gas effective diffusion coefficient measurement in water-saturated porous rocks under high pressures

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 445-461

  Li, Zhaowen ^a   Dong, Mingzhe ^a   Li, Shuliang ^a   Dai, Liming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

BRINE; POROUS ROCKS; PRESSURE DECAY; RADIAL DIFFUSION MODEL; ROCK PLUGS;

ROCKS;

EID: 33847011378     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v9.i5.50     Document Type: Article

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