Effect of Brine Dilution and Surfactant Concentration on Spreading and Wettability

SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 543-550

  Vijapurapu, Chandra S ^a   Rao, Dandina N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SURFACES; WETTING;

OIL RECOVERY;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0242290156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/80273-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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