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Original Articles

The Dependency of Relative Permeability on Dominated Flow Regimes Under Gas Gravity Assisted Flow

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Pages 101-113 | Received 25 Feb 2009, Accepted 13 Apr 2009, Published online: 20 Oct 2010

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