Variations in wetting behavior of mixed-wet cores resulting from probe oil solvency and exposure to synthetic oil-based mud emulsifiers

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 149-160

  Tong, Zhengxin ^a   Morrow, Norman R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsifier; Mixed wettability; Probe oil; Solvency; Synthetic oil based mud (SBM); Wettability control

Indexed keywords

MIXED WETTABILITY; OIL RECOVERY; PROBE OIL; SYNTHETIC OIL-BASED MUD (SBM); WETTABILITY CONTROL;

EMULSIFICATION; MINERAL OILS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLVENTS; WETTING;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIFICATION; MINERAL OILS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLVENTS; WETTING;

ADSORPTION; CRUDE OIL; EMULSION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMBIBITION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SOLUBILITY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33744919025     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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