Water permeability reduction under flow-induced polymer adsorption

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ogunberu, A L ^a   Asghari, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHEAR FLOW;

CRITICAL SHEAR RATES; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; FLOW-INDUCED ADSORPTION; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; POLYMER ADSORPTION; THIN POLYMER LAYERS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 85085408690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/89855-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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