Experimental studies of the detection and reuse of produced chemicals in alkaline/surfactant/polymer floods

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 362-371

  Wang, Wei ^a,b   Gu, Yongan ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BRINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REUSABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKALINE FLOODS; COREFLOOD TESTS; REINJECTION TESTS; SURFACTANT FLOODS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

OIL FIELD; POLYMER; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 27544500194     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84075-PA     Document Type: Article

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