Determination of gas trapping with foam using X-ray computed tomography and effluent analysis

SPE Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-236

  Nguyen, Q P ^a,b,c   Rossen, W R ^a,b   Zitha, P L J ^a   Currie, P K ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; GASES; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; TRACERS; X RAYS;

BENTHEIM SANDSTONES; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; FLOWLINE DOWNSTREAM; GAS INJECTION RATE; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; MATRIX ACID TREATMENT; TRACER CONCENTRATION; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 67650494042     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/94764-PA     Document Type: Article

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