Evaluation of tracer diffusion in layered system using X-ray CT

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1134-1150

  Alajmi, A F ^a   Grader, A ^b   Alkafeef, S F ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fracture matrix interaction; Rock characterization; Tracer

Indexed keywords

BEREA SANDSTONE; DIFFUSION RATE; DISTILLED WATER; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLUID TRANSPORT; FRACTURE-MATRIX INTERACTION; GRAVITY FORCES; LAYERED SYSTEMS; MATRIX; MATRIX LAYERS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; OIL AND GAS; PORE SYSTEM; POROUS MEDIA; ROCK CHARACTERIZATION; SINGLE FRACTURE; SURROUNDING MATRIX; TRACER DIFFUSION; VERTICAL DIFFUSION; WORK STUDY; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; IODINE; POROUS MATERIALS; SODIUM;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 74549133978     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030902929132     Document Type: Article

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