Screening and coreflood testing of gel foams to control excessive gas production in oil wells

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Wassmuth, F R ^a   Hodgins, L H ^a   Schramm, L L ^a   Kutay, S M ^a  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84897952888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/59283-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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