Wettability alteration and spontaneous imbibition in oil-wet carbonate formations

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 213-226

  Leslie Zhang, D ^a   Liu, Shunhua ^a   Puerto, Maura ^a   Miller, Clarence A ^a   Hirasaki, George J ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbonates; Imbibition; Sodium carbonate; Surfactants; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; OIL FIELDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WETTING;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT ADSORPTION; OIL RECOVERY; OIL-WET CARBONATE FORMATIONS; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; OIL FIELDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WETTING;

ADSORPTION; CARBONATE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; IMBIBITION; SURFACTANT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33744898791     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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