More than 12 years of experience with a successful conformance-control polymer gel technology

SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meetings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 335-345

  Sydansk, R D ^a   Southwell, G P ^a  

^a MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMANCE CONTROL; FLOW CHANNELS; POLYMER GEL TECHNOLOGY; RESERVOIR FLUIDS;

CROSSLINKING; GELATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY;

GELS;

EID: 4644363228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Sydansk, R. D.: "A Newly Developed Chromium(III) Gel Technology," SPE Res. Eng. (August 1990) 346-352.
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