Hydrodynamic behavior of Kangan gas-capped deep confined aquifer in Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1925-1936

  Nadri, Arash ^a   Bagheri, Rahim ^a   Raeisi, Ezzat ^a   Ayatollahi, Seyyed Shahaboddin ^a   Bolandparvaz Jahromi, Kamal ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b South Zagros Gas and Petroleum Production Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flow direction; Formation water; Gas water contact; Gas capped deep aquifer; Hydrodynamics; Kangan gas reservoir

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895073741     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2596-4     Document Type: Article

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