Alkaline flooding processes in porous media in the presence of connate water

Powder Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 101-111

  Thibodeau, L ^a   Sakanoko, M ^a   Neale, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline flooding; Oil recovery; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC ACIDS; PARAFFIN OILS; POROUS MATERIALS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION;

CONNATE WATER;

FLOODS;

ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LIQUID PARAFFIN; REAGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

POROUS MEDIUM;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOODING; FLOW RATE; PHYSICAL PHASE; POROSITY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; TENSION;

EID: 0038122820     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(03)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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