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  1. Book Chapter: Hot Fluids Injection Coauthored with C. Gadelle in Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Elsevier 1993.
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  2. In-Situ Combustion Handbook Coauthored with W.E. Brigham, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2003
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  3. Castanier, L.M.: "Etude Experimentale du Phenomene d' Edgetone," Engineer Thesis, ENSEEIHT, Toulouse (1976).
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  4. Castanier, L.M., S. Bories, F. Klockenbring and L. Monferran: Transfer de Chaleur avec Changement de Phase en Milieu Poreux, " Rapport DGRST, Groupe d' Etudes des Milieus Poreux, Toulouse (1977).
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  5. Castanier, L.M.: "Etude Experimentale du Changement de Phase par Autovaporisation en Milieu Poreux," Doctor of Engineering Thesis, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (1978).
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  6. Castanier, L.M. and S. Bories: "Laboratory Simulation of a Two-Phase Geothermal Reservoir," SPE 8002, Proceedings of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, California Regional Meeting, Ventura (April 1979).
  7. Castanier, L.M. and S. Bories: "An Experimental Study of the Phase Change by In-situ Vaporisation," Proceedings of the Third Stanford Geothermal Engineering Workshop, Stanford (December 1978).
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  8. Castanier, L.M.: "Laboratory Measurements of Liquid Saturations by Gamma Rays Absorption," Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, Vol. 3, Presented at the Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, Reno (September 1979).
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  9. Castanier, L.M., S. K. Sanyal and W. E. Brigham: "A Practical Semi Analytical Model for Geothermal Reservoirs Simulation," SPE 8887, Proceedings of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, California Regional Meeting, Pasadena (April 1980).
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  10. Chiang, C., O.S. Owete, A. Al Khafaji, S. K. Sanyal, L.M. Castanier, A. Sufi, S. Mahmood, D.O. Shah, and W. E. Brigham: "Foam as a Mobility Control Agent in Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes, Part I: Gravity Override Reduction in Gas Drives," SPE 8912, Proceedings of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, California Regional Meeting, Pasadena (April 9-11, 1980).
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  11. Chiang, J.C., O.S. Owete, A. Al-Khafaji, S.K. Sanyal, L.M. Castanier, A. Sufi, S. Mahmood, D.O. Shah, and W.E. Brigham: "Foam as a Mobility Control. Agent in Steam Drive Processes: Part II: Application to Steam Injection: Temperature Effects on Surfactants," Paper SPE 8912, Presented at the California Regional Meeting of the SPE, Los Angeles (April 20-23, 1980).
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  12. Castanier, L.M., S. K. Sanyal and W. E. Brigham: "Un Modele Semi Analytique de Simulation de Reservoirs Geothermiques, "Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Heat and Mass Transfers in Porous Media of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, Toulouse (August 26-28, 1980).
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  13. Chiang J.C., S.K. Sanyal, L.M. Castanier, L. Sufi, S. Mahmood, D. O. Shah and W. E. Brigham: "Foam as a Gravity Override Reducing Agent in Gas Drive Processes, Proceedings Department of Energy - SPE Symposium, Tulsa (April 20-23, 1980).
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  14. Owete, O.S., A. Al Khafaji, S. K. Sanyal, L.M. Castanier, W. E. Brigham: "Foam as a Permeability Blocking Agent in Steam Injection," Proceedings Department of Energy - SPE Symposium, Tulsa (April 20-23, 1980).
  15. Owete, O.S., A. Al-Khafaji, S.K. Sanyal, L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: "Foam as a Mobility Control Agent in Steam Injection Processes," Proceedings of the Department of Energy Heavy Oil Symposium, San Francisco (July, 1980).
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  16. Al-Khafaji, A., S. Mahmood, O.S. Owete, F. Wang, L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: "Improvement of Steam Injection Through the Use of Foaming Additives," Proceedings of the Department of Energy Heavy Oil Symposium, San Francisco (July 1980).
  17. Castanier, L.M. and S. K. Sanyal: "Geothermal Reservoir Simulation; a Review of Approaches," Transactions of the Geothermal Resources Council, Vol. 4, Salt Lake City (September 1980).
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  18. Castanier, L.M. and J. D. Westwood: "Application of a Lumped Parameter Model to the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field," Transactions of the Geothermal Resources Council, Vol. 5, Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, Houston (September 1981).
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  19. Castanier, L.M. and J. D. Westwood: "A Lumped Parameter Model of the Cerro Prieto Reservoir," Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford (December 1981).
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  20. Al Khafaji, F. Wang, L.M. Castanier, and W. E. Brigham: "Steam Surfactant Systems at Reservoir Conditions," Paper SPE 10777, Presented at the Society of Petroleum Engineers California Regional Meeting, San Francisco (March 24-26, 1982).
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  21. Castanier, L.M.: "Evolution des Methodes de Recuperation Assistee des Petroles Lourds," Note Technique Editee par l'Ambassade de France aux USA (February 1982).
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  22. Owete, O.S., L.M. Castanier, and W. E. Brigham: "Flow Behavior of Foam in Porous Media," Presented at the American Chemistry Society Symposium on Surface Chemistry and Transport Phenomena in Porous Media," Las Vegas, Nevada (March 28-April 2, 1982).
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  23. Castanier, L.M., S. K. Sanyal and W. E. Brigham: "Steam Injection with Additives," Proceedings 2nd European Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery Paris, France (Nov. 8-10).
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  24. Castanier, L.M. and W. E. Brigham: "Use of Lumped Parameter Modeling in Geothermal Engineering," Paper SPE 11730, Presented at the California Regional Meeting of the SPE, Ventura (March 23-25, 1983).
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  25. Brigham, W.E., J. A. Marcou, S. K. Sanyal, O. P. Malito, and Castanier, L.M.: "A Field Pilot of Steam Drive with In-situ Foaming," Paper SPE 12784, Presented at the California Regional Meeting of the SPE, Long Beach (April 1984). Paper also invited for presentation at the AOSTRA Meeting, Calgary (June 11-12, 1984) and accepted for publication in the Journal of Petroleum Technology.
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  26. Castanier, L.M. and W. E. Brigham: "An Experimental Study of Steam Injection With Foaming Additives," Paper Presented at the Annual AiChe Conference, San Francisco (November 1984).
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  27. Ahmed, G., L.M. Castanier, and W. E. Brigham: "An Experimental Study of Waterflooding in Layered Reservoirs," Paper SPE 13599, Presented at the California Regional Meeting, Bakersfield (March 27-29, 1985)
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  28. Castanier, L.M. and W. E. Brigham: "Selecting Foaming Agents for Steam Drive Improvement," Chemical Engineering Progress 81, No. 8 (June 1985) 37-41.
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  29. Mahmood, S., L.M. Castanier, and W. E. Brigham: "An Approximate Model for Two-Dimensional Displacement of Oil by Foam with International Energy Agency Collaborative Project on Enhanced Oil Recovery Meeting," Tokyo (October 7-9 1985).
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  30. Ramage, W.E., L.M. Castanier and H.J. Ramey, Jr.: "The Comparative Economics of Thermal Recovery Projects," DOE TR 56 (July 1986).
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  31. Castanier, L.M., R. Treinen and W. E. Brigham: "Measurement of Apparent Viscosity of Foam in a One-Dimensional Model," Presented at the American Chemical Society Symposium on Foam in Porous Media, Houston (November 1986); also DOE TR 48 (October 1985).
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  32. Wang, F.P., L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: “A Study of Heat Transfer During Steam Injection and Effect of Surfactants on Steam Mobility Reductions,” SUPRI TR 55 (October 1986).
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  33. Ramage, W.E., L.M. Castanier and H.J. Ramey, Jr.: "Economic Evaluation of Thermal Recovery Projects," SPE 16852, Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas (September 27-30, 1987).
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  34. Castanier, L.M.: "Steam with Additives: Field Projects of the Eighties," 4th European Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Germany (October 27-29, 1987); also 3rd International Energy Agency/Enhanced Oil Recovery Meeting, Sydney (October, 1987).
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  35. Castanier, L.M. and W.E. Brigham: "An Evaluation of Field Projects of Steam with Additives,” SPE 17633, Paper presented at the International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering, Tianjin, People's Republic of China (November 1-4, 1988).
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  36. De los Rios, C.F., W.E. Brigham and L.M. Castanier: "The Effect of Metallic Additives on the Oil Oxidation Reactions in In-situ Combustion, " International Energy Agency, Copenhagen (September 12-13, 1988).
  37. Castanier. L.M.: "An Introduction to Computerized X-Ray Tomography for Petroleum Research," SUPRI TR-66 (May 1988).
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  38. Ahmed, G., W.E. Brigham, and L.M. Castanier: "An Experimental Study of Waterflooding From a Two-Dimensional Layered Sand Model," SPE 13599; also SPERE (February 1988) 45-54.
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  39. Mossotti, V.G. and L.M. Castanier: "The Measurement of Water Transport in Salem Limestone by X-ray Computer Aided Tomography," Proc. IAEG International Symposium on the Engineering Geology of Ancient Works, Vol. 4, Athens (1988).
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  40. Mossotti, V.G. and L.M. Castanier: "Water Transport in Limestone by X-ray CAT Scanning," Proc. of ASCE Symposium on Structure of Materials, San Francisco (1989).
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  41. Shallcross, D.C., C.F. De los Rios, L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: "Modifying In-Situ Combustion Performance by the Use of Water-Soluble Additives," SPE 19485, presented at SPE Asia-Pacific Conference, Sydney, Australia (September 13-15, 1989); also SPERE Jour. (August 1991) 287-293.
  42. Shallcross, D.C., L.M. Castanier and W.E. Brigham: "Characterization of Surfactants as Steamflood Additives," 3rd International Symposium on Heavy Crudes, Maricaibo (February 20-22, 1989).
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  43. Castanier, L.M. and W.E. Brigham: “Steam with Additives: Field Projects of the Eighties,” JPS and Eng. 2, 193-206 (1989).
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  44. Shallcross, D.C., L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: “Characterization of Steam Foam Surfactants Through One-Dimensional Sandpack Experiments” SUPRI TR 73 (May 1990).
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  45. Castanier, L.M. and P. A. Pettit: "X-Ray Scanning in Petroleum Engineering Laboratory Research," SPE 020087, Paper presented at the SPE California Regional Meeting (April 4-6, 1990).
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  46. Hamida, F., B.M.R. Demiral, L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: “Characterization of Surfactants as Steamflood Additives,” SUPRI TR 79 (September 1990).
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  47. Hamida, F., D.C. Shallcross, B. Demiral, W.E. Brigham, and L.M Castanier: "Further Characterization of Surfactants as Steamflood Additives," SPE 20065, Paper presented at the SPE California Regional Meeting, Ventura (April 4-6, 1990).
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  48. Liu, D., L.M. Castanier and W.E. Brigham: "Analysis of Transient Foam Flow 1D Porous Media with CT," SPE 20071, presented at the California Regional Meeting, Ventura (April 4-6, 1990).
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  49. Baena, C.J., L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: "Effect of Metallic Additives on In-Situ Combustion of Huntington Beach Crude," Department of Energy SUPRI TR 78 (June 1990).
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  50. Castanier, L.M. and W.E. Brigham,: "An Evaluation of Field Projects of Steam with Additives," SPERE Jour. (Feb. 1991) 62-69.
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  51. Johns, R.A., J. Steude, L.M. Castanier, and P.V. Roberts: "Nondestructive Measurements of Fracture Aperture in Crystaline Rocks Using X-Ray Tomography," J.R. G series "B" (May, 1991).
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  52. Demiral, B.M.R., L.M. Castanier and W.E. Brigham: "CT Imaging of Steam and Steam Foam Laboratory Experiments," SPE 22644, Paper presented at the SPE California Regional Meeting, Dallas (October 6-9, 1991).
  53. Hornbrook, J.W., L.M. Castanier, and P.A. Pettit: "Visualization of Foam/Oil Interactions in a High Resolution Sandstone Replica Micromodel," SPE 22631, Paper presented at the SPE California Regional Meeting, Dallas (October 6-9, 1991).
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  54. Castanier, L.M., C.J. Baena, R.J. Holt, C. Tavares, and W.E. Brigham: "Insitu Combustion with Metallic Additives," SPE 23708, Proceedings 2nd Latin American Petroleum Conference, Caracas, Venezuela, March 8-12, 1992; also SPE 67th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (Washington, D.C. (1992).
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  55. Hutchinson, D.A., B.D.M. Demiral, and L.M. Castanier: "Steam Foam Studies in Presence of Residual Oil," SPE 23709 Proceedings, 2nd Latin American Petroleum Conference, Caracas, Venezuela (March 8-12, 1992); also SUPRI TR 84 (May 1992).
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  56. Liu, D., L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: "Displacement by Foam in Porous Media," SPE 24664, Proceedings SPE Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (October 1992); also Proceedings International Energy Agency, Banff, CA (September 17-20, 1992).
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  57. Castanier, L.M., H.J. Ramey, Jr., and W.E. Brigham: "Thermal Recovery Research at Stanford University," Proceedings VNIGRI Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, St. Petersburg, Russia (October 11-12, 1992).
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  58. Demiral, Birol M.R., P.A. Pettit, L.M. Castanier, and W.E. Brigham: “A Three-Dimensional Laboratory Steam Injection Model Allowing In-situ Saturation Measurements” SUPRI TR 83 (August 1992) [DOE/BC/14600-33].
  59. Hornbrook, J.W., P. Pettit, and L.M. Castanier: “Visualization of Foam/Oil in a New, High Resolution, Sandstone Replica Micromodel” SUPRI TR 86 (August 1992), [DOE/BC/14600-32]
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  60. Razzaq, Abdul, and L.M. Castanier: “Characterization of Surfactants in the Presence of Oil for Steam Foam Application” SUPRI TR 88 (December 1992), [DOE/BC/14600-37].
  61. Mamora, D.D., H.J. Ramey, Jr., W.E. Brigham, and L.M. Castanier ”SUPRI TR 91 (July 1993), [DOE/BC/14600-40].
  62. Razzaq, Abdul, W.E. Brigham, and L.M. Castanier: “Analytic Steam Injection Model for Layered Systems” SUPRI TR 93 (June 1993), [DOE/BC/14899-1].
  63. Castanier, L. M. and W. E. Brigham. "Critique of a field pilot of steam with additives, Symposium on Field Applications of Foams," Bakersfield, California (1993) ; also IEA Symposium, Salzburg.
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  64. Brigham, W.E. and L.M. Castanier " Foams as mobility control agents". IEA Symposium, Salzburg (1993).
  65. Joshi, Sameer, and L.M. Castanier: “Computer Modeling of a Three-Dimensional Steam Injection Experiment” SUPRI TR 94 (August 1993), [DOE/BC/14899-2].
  66. Castanier, L.M. and J.E. Hanssen: “Foam Mechanisms Studies,” Ruth Seminar proceedings, Stavanger (1994).
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  67. Qadeer, S., K. Aziz, J. Fayers, L.M. Castanier and W.E. Brigham. An error analysis of relative permeabilities calculated using conventional techniques. IEA Enhanced Oil Recovery, Bergen (1994).
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  68. Sumnu, M.S., K. Aziz, W.E. Brigham and L.M. Castanier. Use of simulators in the design of an experiment for steam injection into a fractured system. SPE 27742, paper presented at the SPE/DOE Ninth Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa (April 17-20, 1994).
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  69. Joshi S., Woods M., Castanier L.M. and Brigham W.E. "Steamflooding a Waterflooded Reservoir - Performance Evaluation and Prediction" Sixth UNITAR Conference Houston, Texas, February 12-17 1995.
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  70. Satik, Cengiz, W. Ambusso, L.M. Castanier, and R.N. Horne: “A Preliminary Study of Relative Permeability in Geothermal Rocks,” Proceedings, Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting Stanford (October 8-11, 1995).
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  71. Castanier L.M. and Hanssen J.E: "Foam Field Tests State of the Art and Critical Review" Eighth European Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery Vienna Austria May 15-18 1995.
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  72. Sumnu, M.D., W.E. Brigham, K. Aziz, and L.M. Castanier: “An Experimental and Numerical Study on Steam Injection in Fractured Systems,” SPE 35459, paper presented at the SPE/DOE Tenth Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa (April 21-24, 1996); also Turkish Petroleum Congress (April 15-17, 1996).
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  73. Sumnu-Dindoruk, M.D., K. Aziz, W.E. Brigham, and L.M. Castanier: “A Study of Steam Injection in Fractured Media,” SUPRI TR 101 (February 1996) [DOE/BC/14899-34].
  74. Woody, F., M. Blunt, and L.M. Castanier: “Pore Level Visualization of Foam Flow in a Silicon Micromodel,” SUPRI TR 100 (January 1996) [DOE/BC/14899-32].
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  75. Joshi, S., W.E. Brigham, and L.M. Castanier: “Techno-Economic and Risk Evaluation of a Thermal Recovery Project,” SUPRI TR 102 1997 83. Hughes, R.G., W.E. Brigham, L.M. Castanier: “CT Measurements of Two-Phase Flow in Fractured Porous Media,” SUPRI TR 104 1997*also paper presented at the Stanford Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Workshop, January 1996.
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  76. "Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Multiphase Flow in Fractured Media", by E. R. German, S. Akin, and L. M. Castanier presented at the Geothermal Resources Council Meeting 1998 Annual Meeting, 20-23 September 1998, San Diego, California, USA.
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  77. L. M. Castanier, and A. R. Kovscek: "Spontaneous Water Imbibtion in Diatomite," SPE46211, by J.M. Schembre, S. Akin, presented at the 1998 SPE Western Regional Meeting, 10-13 May 1998,
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  78. Bertin H.J. Apaydin ).G. Castanier L.M. and Kovscek A.R: “Foam in Heterogenous Porous Media ­Effect of Crossflow” SPEJournal 14 (2) June 1999.
  79. E. Rangel-German, S. Akin and L. M. Castanier: "Multiphase Flow Properties of Fractured Porous Media," SPE 54591, presented at the SPE Western Regional Meeting, 26-27 May 1999, Anchorage, AK.
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  80. S. Akin, L. M. Castanier, and W. E. Brigham: "Effect of Temperature on Heavy Oil/Water Relative Permeabilities", SPE54120, presented at the 1999 SPE International Thermal Operations Symposium, 17-19 March 1999, Bakersfield, CA.
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  81. Diabara I., Castanier L.M. and Kovscek A.R.: “Porosity and Permeability Evolution Accompanying Hot Fluid Injection Into Diatomite” Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology 19 1167-1195 , 2001.
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  82. A. R. Kovscek, L. M. Castanier W. E. Brigham: SUPRI TR127: "Heavy and Thermal Oil Recovery Mechanisms Annual Report for 2000-2001."
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  83. Tang, T., Kumar, M, Gadelle,F, Castanier L.M., Leung, T, Kovscek A.R: “Effect of viscosity and oil composition on foamy oil behaviour” by Proceeding SPE annual Conference Denver, CO October 5-8 2003
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