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Original Articles

The Effects of Temperature-Dependent Fluids' Viscosity on the Performance of a Polymer Flood in Reservoir Systems with an Elevated Temperature

Pages 1706-1714 | Received 08 Oct 2009, Accepted 06 Nov 2009, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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