Surfactant criteria for successful carbon dioxide foam in sandstone reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-41

  Kuhlman, Myron I ^a   Lau, Hon Chung ^a   Falls, Andrews M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOAM; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SANDSTONE; SURFACTANT;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; OIL PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

EID: 0034012390     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/60855-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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