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Original Articles

An experimental investigation of polyacrylamide and sulfonated polyacrylamides based gels crosslinked with cr(III)-acetate for water shutoff in fractured oil reservoirs

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Pages 1780-1789 | Received 10 Jan 2018, Accepted 24 Mar 2018, Published online: 29 Aug 2018

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