Characterization of mixed-wettability states in oil reservoirs by atomic force microscopy

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 427-435

  Basu, Subhayu ^a,b,c   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c Univ Texas Austin Petrol Eng C ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BRINES; CAPILLARITY; PH EFFECTS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURFACES; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CRITICAL DISJOINING PRESSURE; RESERVOIR ROCK WETTABILITY MEASUREMENT;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0031383674     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35572-PA     Document Type: Article

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