Atomic force microscopy study of wettability alteration

SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Kumar, K ^a   Dao, E K ^a,b   Mohanty, K K ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 85085786922     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/93009-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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