Determining trapped gas in foam from computed-tomography images

SPE Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-34

  Kil, R A ^a   Nguyen, Q P ^b   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CAPACITANCE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GASES; TRACERS; WELL STIMULATION;

AQUIFER REMEDIATION; CAPACITANCE MODEL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAM MOBILITIES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TRACER CONCENTRATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79952963294     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/124157-PA     Document Type: Article

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