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Temperature Effect on Wettability and Oil Recovery Efficiency During Spontaneous Imbibition

A. RoostaArvandan Oil and Gas Company (AOGC), Khoramshahr, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. R. RoostaeeEOR Research Center, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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M. RahbarNational Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), Ahvaz, Iran
Pages 1988-1995 | Published online: 16 Sep 2015

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