Polymer adsorption at the brine/rock interface: The role of electrostatic interactions and wettability

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 113-122

  Chiappa, Luisa ^a   Mennella, Aniello ^a   Lockhart, Thomas P ^a   Burrafato, Giovanni ^b  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b AGIP SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asphaltenes; Electrostatic interactions; Polymer adsorption; Relative permeability modifiers; Water shutoff treatments; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; STATIC ADSORPTION TESTS; WATER SHUTOFF TREATMENTS;

ADSORPTION; ELECTROSTATICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERS; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

ADSORPTION; ASPHALTENE; ELECTROSTATICS; POLYMER; WETTING;

ADSORPTION; ASPHALTENE; POLYMER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0033491012     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00035-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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