Upscaling of Capillary Trapping under Gravity Override: Application to CO2 Sequestration in Aquifers

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1025-1040

  Juanes, R ^a   MacMinn, C W ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 53549106386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/113496-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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