Sorption of surfactant used in CO2 flooding onto five minerals and three porous media

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 331-342

  Grigg, R B ^a   Bai, B ^a  

^a New Mexico Recovery Research Center ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; BRINES; CALCITE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMESTONE; MICELLES; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BEREA SANDSTONE; CHLOROFORM; DISTILLED WATER; MOBILITY CONTROL;

SORPTION;

EID: 23844531888     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/93100-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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