Understanding the rate of clean up for oil zones after a gel treatment

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 244-257

  Seright, R S ^a,b   Lindquist, W Brent ^a   Cai, Rong ^c  

^a Packers Plus Energy Services

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53549083821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/112976-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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