Application of injection fall-off analysis in polymer flooding (SPE 154376)

74th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2012 Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2012: Responsibly Securing Natural Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 4068-4078

  Van Den Hoek, P ^a   Brooks, D ^b   Mahani, H ^a   Saadi, F ^a   Sen, S ^c   Shuaili, K ^c   Sorop, T ^d   Zwaan, M ^a  

^a Shell Intl E and P BV   (United States)

^b Shell International e and P Co   (United States)

^c PDO ^*  (United States)

^d Shell India Markets Private Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR THINNING;

CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; INTERPRETATION METHODS; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN; POLYMER FLOODING; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SHEAR THICKENING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84928128710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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