The effect of wettability on foam sensitivity to crude oil in porous media

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-113

  Schramm, Laurier L ^a   Mannhardt, Karin ^a  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; FOAMS; GLASS; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING;

BEREA SANDSTONE; COREFLOOD TESTS; FOAM SENSITIVITY; GLASS MICROVISUAL CELLS; HYDROPHILIC MEDIA; OIL SATURATION; OLEOPHILIC MEDIA; WETTABILITY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0030195621     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(95)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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