Relative permeability hysteresis: Trapping models and application to geological CO2 sequestration

SPE Annual Technical Conference Proceedings

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  Spiteri, E J ^a   Juanes, R ^a,b   Blunt, M J ^a,c   Orr Jr , F M ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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