Asphaltenes, water films, and wettability reversal

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-491

  Kaminsky, R ^a   Radke, C J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLUBILITY; WATER; WETTING;

ASPHALTENES; WATER FILMS; WETTABILITY REVERSAL;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0031383202     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/39087-pa     Document Type: Article

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