Lab-on-chip methodology in the energy industry: Wettability patterns and their impact on fluid displacement in oil reservoir models

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 927-932

  Schneider, Marc H ^a,b   Tabeling, Patrick ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

Author keywords

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR); Environmental applications; Fluid displacement; Large pores; Microfluidic system; Multiphase transport; Porous media; Prototyping techniques; Reservoir rock; Reservoir wettability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052066771     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2011.927.932     Document Type: Article

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