Surfactant concentration for foam formation and propagation in Snorre reservoir core

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-119

  Mannhardt, Karin ^a,c   Svorstol, Idar ^b  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhance oil recovery; Foam; Gas injection; Laboratory studies; Mobility control; Porous materials

Indexed keywords

FOAM FORMATIONS;

ADSORPTION; FLOODS; FOAM CONTROL; ISOTHERMS; OIL FIELDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

ADSORPTION; FOAM; GAS INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAM; GAS FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SURFACTANT;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0035397870     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(01)00107-3     Document Type: Article

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