DOWNHOLE VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT: REVEALING RESERVOIR FLUID COMPLEXITIES AND ARCHITECTURE

DOWNHOLE VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT: REVEALING RESERVOIR FLUID COMPLEXITIES AND ARCHITECTURE
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井下粘度测量:揭示储层流体的复杂性和结构

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2014
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O. Mullins
O. Mullins
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V. Mishra;B. Barbosa;B. LeCompte;Y. Morikami;C. Harrison;K. Fujii;C. Ayan;Li Chen;H. Dumont;D. F. Díaz;O. Mullins

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