Gas/water flow in porous media in the presence of adsorbed polymer: Experimental study on non-darcy effects

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-431

  Blanchard, Vincent ^a,b   Lasseux, Didier ^a   Bertin, Henri ^a   Pichery, Thierry ^c   Chauveteau, Guy ^c   Tabary, René ^c   Zaitoun, Alain ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^c GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^d IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; GAS ADSORPTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

LOW PRESSURE EFFECTS; NON-DARCY EFFECT; POLYMER ADSORPTION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW OF GASES; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; GAS ADSORPTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INJECTION; GAS FLOW; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 34548406588     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/99711-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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