Waterflooding of preferential oil-wet carbonates: Oil recovery related to reservoir temperature and brine composition

67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPE2005 - Extended Abstracts

Volumn 67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2005: The Challenge of Discovery. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 815-823

  Hognesen E J ^a   Strand, S ^a   Austad, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Imbibition; Sulfate; Surfactant; Vettability

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; OIL WELLS; SEAWATER; SULFATE MINERALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL FLOODING;

CATIONIC SURFACTANT; IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY;

WETTING;

EID: 33645119339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/94166-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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