Development of a complex method of studying filtration, fracturing and sand production processes in gas reservoirs of the Arctic shelf to determine optimal well operation parameters
- Authors: Khimulia V.V.1, Barkov S.O.1, Kovalenko Y.F.1, Karev V.I.1, Shklover V.Y.2, Zaytsev D.M.2
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Problems of Mechanics named after A.Yu. Ishlinsky RAS
- LLC 'Systems for Microscopy and Analysis'
- Issue: No 5 (2025)
- Pages: 71-101
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/1026-3519/article/view/315574
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S1026351925050045
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/bvdcpr
- ID: 315574
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About the authors
V. V. Khimulia
Institute of Problems of Mechanics named after A.Yu. Ishlinsky RAS
Email: valery.khim@gmail.com
S. O. Barkov
Institute of Problems of Mechanics named after A.Yu. Ishlinsky RAS
Y. F. Kovalenko
Institute of Problems of Mechanics named after A.Yu. Ishlinsky RAS
V. I. Karev
Institute of Problems of Mechanics named after A.Yu. Ishlinsky RAS
V. Y. Shklover
LLC 'Systems for Microscopy and Analysis'
Email: shklover@microscop.ru
D. M. Zaytsev
LLC 'Systems for Microscopy and Analysis'
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