The effect of surfactant concentration on the Amott wettability index and residual oil saturation

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 247-252

  Alveskog, P L ^a   Holt, T ^b   Torsaeter O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOTT WETTABILITY INDEX;

ADSORPTION; BRINES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CORE ANALYSIS; MICELLES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

WELL FLOODING;

OIL RESERVOIR; ROCK; SURFACTANT; WETTABILITY;

HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL RESERVOIRS; SURFACTANTS; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0032096327     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(98)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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