Beneficial effects of wettability altering surfactants in oil-wet fractured reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 261-274

  Ayirala, Subhash C ^a   Vijapurapu, Chandra S ^a   Rao, Dandina N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond number; Diffusion; Fractured reservoirs; Imbibition; Interfacial tension; Surfactants; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

BOND NUMBER; FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CRUDE OIL; DIFFUSION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACTANT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33744920822     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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