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Open Access
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Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles
Volume 65, Number 6, November-December 2010
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Page(s) | 839 - 857 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2010010 | |
Published online | 17 December 2010 |
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