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Effects of low-salinity water coupled with silica nanoparticles on wettability alteration of dolomite at reservoir temperature

Erfan SadatshojaeiPetroleum Engineering Department, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, Iran
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Mohammad JamialahmadiPetroleum Engineering Department, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Feridun EsmaeilzadehSchool of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Enhanced Gas Condensate Recovery Research Center, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Mohammad Hossein GhazanfariChemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Pages 1345-1351 | Published online: 09 Sep 2016

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