Dossier: Upscaling of Fluid Flow in Oil Reservoirs
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Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP
Volume 59, Number 2, March-April 2004
Dossier: Upscaling of Fluid Flow in Oil Reservoirs
Page(s) 157 - 165
DOI https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst:2004012
Published online 01 December 2006
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