Reservoir simulation mathematical techniques in oil recovery

CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics

Volumn 77, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-247

  Chen, Zhangxin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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