Core flood evaluation of hydrocarbon solvent foams

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 183-195

  Mannhardt, Karin ^a   Novosad, Jerry J ^a   Schramm, Laurier L ^a  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOAMS; HYDRATES; HYDROCARBONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SANDSTONE; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL FLOODING;

BEREA SANDSTONE; SOLVENT CARBON NUMBER; SOLVENT MOBILITY;

CORE ANALYSIS;

FOAM; GAS FLOODING; HYDROCARBON SOLVENT; MOBILITY CONTROL; OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030131292     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(95)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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