Carbon dioxide foam rheology in porous media: A CT scan study

SPE Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Du, Dongxing ^a   Zitha, Pacelli L J ^a   Uijttenhout, Matthijs G H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS OILS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); POROUS MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MOBILITY CONTROL ABILITY; WATER ALTERNATING GAS (WAG); X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 34447292167     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/97552-PA     Document Type: Article

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