Interfacial interactions between crude oil and CO2 under reservoir conditions

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1099-1112

  Yang, Daoyong ^a   Gu, Yongan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crude oil CO2 system; Interfacial interactions; Interfacial tension; Light ends extraction; Miscibility; Solvent injection

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FUNCTIONS; MIXING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; TURBULENT FLOW;

CRUDE-OIL-CO2 SYSTEM; INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS; LIGHT-ENDS EXTRACTION; SOLVENT INJECTION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 23044454442     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-200035536     Document Type: Article

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