Effect of composition of a polyacrylamide-chromium(III) acetate gel on the magnitude of gel dehydration and disproportionate permeability reduction

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Nguyen, T Q ^a   Green, D W ^a   Willhite, G P ^a   McCool, C S ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 85039321856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/89404-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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