A study of branched alcohol propoxylate sulfate surfactants for improved oil recovery

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 487-496

  Wu, Y ^a   Shuler, P ^a   Blanco, M ^b   Tang, Y ^b   Goddard, W A ^b  

^a SPE

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED ALCOHOL PROPOXYLATE SULFATE; CORE FLOODING TESTS; LOW INTERFACIAL TENSION (IFT); OIL RECOVERY;

ALCOHOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33644809710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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