Experimental research and quantitative characterization of nitrogen foam blocking characteristics

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5152-5163

  Wang, Jing ^a   Liu, Huiqing ^a   Ning, Zhengfu ^a   Zhang, Hongling ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FOAM FLOW; INFLUENCING FACTOR; NITROGEN FOAM; OIL AND GAS; OIL SATURATION; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; RESISTANCE FACTORS; SELECTIVE BLOCKING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BLOWING AGENTS;

EID: 84865111425     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef300939j     Document Type: Conference Paper

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