Modeling and CT-scan study of foams for acid diversion

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 769-779

  Carretero Carralero, M D ^a   Farajzadeh, R ^a   Du, D X ^a   Zitha, P L J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); SANDSTONE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ACID DIVERSION; CO-INJECTION; FOAM DEVELOPMENT; STOCHASTIC BUBBLE POPULATION FOAM MODELS;

FOAMS;

EID: 34547877624     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/107795-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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