Disproportionate permeability reduction due to polymer adsorption entanglement

Proceedings - SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Expanding Horizons

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Al Sharji, H H ^a,b   Grattoni, C A ^a,b   Dawe, R A ^a,c   Zimmerman, R W ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

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EID: 85050465823     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/68972-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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