Enhanced Oil Recovery by Using CO2 Foams: Fundamentals and Field Applications

Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Case Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 23-61

  Lee, S ^a   Kam, S I ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 foams; CO2 sequestration; enhanced oil recovery; sweep efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882862531     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386545-8.00002-6     Document Type: Chapter

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