The relative effects of acid number and temperature on chalk wettability

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 185-191

  Zhang, P ^a   Austad, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DECOMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

ACID NUMBER; DECARBOXYLATION; WATER SATURATION; WETTING INDEX;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 23844462164     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/92999-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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