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Molecular insights of condensate trapping mechanism in shale oil reservoirs and its implications on lean gas enhanced oil recovery
- Award ID(s):
- 2246274
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10480933
- Publisher / Repository:
- Elsevier
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemical Engineering Journal
- Volume:
- 476
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 1385-8947
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 146366
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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