'Swellmeter': An Apparatus for Measuring the Degree of Swelling of Clays
Swelling of clays in reservoir rocks (formation damage) is of utmost importance to petroleum engineers. Various inorganic and organic chemicals can be used to prevent swelling of clays. Design and operation of a simple apparatus for measuring the swelling of clays (a 'swellmeter') using va...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Energy sources 1979-01, Vol.4 (3), p.299-311 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Swelling of clays in reservoir rocks (formation damage) is of utmost importance to petroleum engineers. Various inorganic and organic chemicals can be used to prevent swelling of clays. Design and operation of a simple apparatus for measuring the swelling of clays (a 'swellmeter') using various chemical solutions are presented in this paper. |
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| ISSN: | 0090-8312 1521-0510 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00908317908908066 |