Low surfactant concentration enhanced waterflooding

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-400

  Wellington, Scott L ^a   Richardson, Edwin A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

OIL MOBILIZATION;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 0031357245     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30748-pa     Document Type: Article

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