A model for a viscous preflush prior to gelation in a porous medium

Computing and Visualization in Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-212

  Vermolen, F J ^a   Zitha, P L J ^b   Bruining, J ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty of Applied Earth Science   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CONSTANT-PRESSURE CONDITIONS; EXACT SOLUTION; INJECTION RATES; OIL RESERVOIRS; SATURATION PROFILES; SCALAR CONSERVATION LAWS; SHOCK POSITION; SIMPLIFIED MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 84861444445     PISSN: 14329360     EISSN: 14330369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007910100073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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