gelation model
gelation model
[jə′lā·shən ‚mäd·əl] (petroleum engineering)
Electrolytic analog of a reservoir; used to investigate the areal sweep movement of water from multiple injection wells; operates by movement of copper ammonium and zinc ammonium ions through the gelatin in a flat tray that simulates the reservoir.
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