Preformed particle gel transport through open fractures and its effect on water flow

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1157-1171

  Zhang, Hao ^a   Bai, Baojun ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS;

BRINE CONCENTRATION; DISCHARGE WATER; FRACTURE MODEL; FRACTURE WIDTH; INJECTION RATES; RESISTANCE FACTORS; SWELLING RATIO; WATER CHANNELS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77954185886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/129908-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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