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An Experimental Study on the Applicability of Water-alternating-CO2 Injection in the Secondary and Tertiary Recovery in One Iranian Reservoir

M. Motealleh Young Researchers Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
,
R. Kharrat Petroleum Research Center, Petroleum University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
,
A. Gandomkar Young Researchers Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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H. Khanamiri Tehran Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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M. Nematzadeh Tehran Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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M. Ghazanfari Chemical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Pages 2571-2581 | Received 05 Jul 2010, Accepted 06 Aug 2010, Published online: 15 Oct 2012

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