Improved oil recovery by adsorption-desorption in chemical flooding

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 75-86

  Liu, Q ^a   Dong, M ^a   Zhou, W ^a   Ayub, M ^a   Zhang, Y P ^b   Huang, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chemical flood; Coreflood; Desorption; Enhanced oil recovery; Interfacial tension; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL FLOODING; OIL RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SEPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 2542457596     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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