A Laboratory Feasibility Study of Dilute Surfactant Injection for the Yibal Field, Oman

Proceedings of the European Petroleum Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 561-574

  Babadagli, T ^a   Al Bemani, A ^a   Boukadi, F ^a   Al Maamari, R ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CAPILLARITY; CARBONATES; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); METHANOL; MICROEMULSIONS; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY; WELL FLOODING;

DILUTE SURFACTANT INJECTION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 1142267343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/78352-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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