Detection and Reuse of the Produced Chemicals in Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer Floods

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 453-465

  Wang, Wei ^a   Gu, Yongan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICELLES; NEGATIVE IONS; OIL FIELDS; OIL SANDS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; ROCKS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR); INTERFACIAL TENSION (IFT);

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 1142289503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84075-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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