Some parameters influencing the formation and propagation of foams in porous media

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE California Regional Meeting, CRM 1986

Volumn , Issue , 1986, Pages 441-454

  Friedmann, F ^a   Jensen, J A ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; TEXTURES;

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; CONSTANT PRESSURES; HIGH PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY MEDIA; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESIDUAL SATURATION; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

EID: 85054808619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/15087-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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