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Water Blocking

Water Blocking is a phenomenon in unconventional reservoir engineering wherein the accumulation of water in the pore structure of low-permeability formations reduces effective permeability to hydrocarbons, thereby impairing production due to capillary forces and phase trapping.

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58

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2017–2026

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The mechanism and relief method of the coal seam water blocking effect (WBE) based on the surfactants

Guanhua Ni, Li Zhao, Xie Hongchao · Powder Technology · 2017 · 178 citations

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Dynamics of negative hydraulic barriers to prevent seawater intrusion

María Pool, Jesús Carrera · Hydrogeology Journal · 2009 · 135 citations

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Experimental study on removing water blocking effect (WBE) from two aspects of the pore negative pressure and surfactants

Guanhua Ni, Weimin Cheng, Baiquan Lin et al. · Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering · 2016 · 120 citations

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Experimental study of water blocking damage on coal

Xianbo Su, Qian Wang, Jinxing Song et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2017 · 104 citations

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Effect of Water Imbibition on Shale Permeability and Its Influence on Gas Production

Yinghao Shen, Hongkui Ge, Mianmo Meng et al. · Energy & Fuels · 2017 · 104 citations

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Authors

244

  1. MA
    Mohabbat Ahmadi

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    5 publications · 163 citations

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  2. GA
    Gary A. Pope

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    5 publications · 156 citations

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  3. MM
    Mukul M. Sharma

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 103 citations

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  4. CA
    C. A. McCulley

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 80 citations

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  5. AA
    Ayman Al-Nakhli

    King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

    3 publications · 49 citations

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Institutions

58

  1. Southwest Petroleum University

    Chengdu, China

    9 h-index

    32 publications

    916 citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    7 h-index

    33 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

    Chengdu, China

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    631 citations

  4. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    781 citations

  5. China National Petroleum Corporation (China)

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    151 citations

  6. Saudi Aramco (United States)

    Houston, United States

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    235 citations

  7. Henan Polytechnic University

    Jiaozuo, China

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    745 citations

  8. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    255 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

    3 publications · 205 citations

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  2. Petroleum Exploration and Development

    3 publications · 117 citations

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  3. Construction and Building Materials

    3 publications · 76 citations

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  4. ACS Omega

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  5. SPE Reservoir Engineering

    SPERE · 2 publications · 78 citations

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