Salinity, pH, and surfactant concentration effects on CO2-foam

SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Liu, Y ^a   Grigg, R B ^a   Bai, B ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

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

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EID: 77954275569     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93095-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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