Conditions for generating nanoparticle-stabilized CO2 foams in fracture and matrix flow

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 2844-2862

  Aroonsri, Archawin ^a   Worthen, Andrew ^a   Hariz, Tarek ^a   Johnston, Keith ^a   Chun, Huh ^a   Bryant, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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