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Original Articles

Experimental and Simulation Studies of the Effect of Vertical Permeability Barriers on Oil Recovery Efficiency During Solvent Injection Processes

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Pages 1889-1900 | Received 06 Oct 2009, Accepted 21 Nov 2009, Published online: 28 Jul 2011

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