Waterflooding in chalk: Relationship between oil recovery, new wettability index, brine composition and cationic wettability modifier

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 925-931

  Zhang, P ^a   Austad, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chalk; Improved oil recovery; Spontaneous imbibition; Sulfate; Wettability index

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CARBONATES; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SULFATE MINERALS;

CHALK; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY INDEX;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 33645127316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/94209-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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