Petrophysical Properties of Sandstones Under True Triaxial Stresses I: Directional Transport Characteristics and Pore Volume Change

SPE Asia Pacific Improved Oil Recovery Conference APIORC

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Al Harthy, S S ^a,b   Jing, X D ^a   Marsden, J R ^a   Dennis, J W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

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EID: 85088722130     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/57287-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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