Experimental investigation of oil recovery during water imbibition

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Karimaie, H ^a   Torsaeter O ^b   Esfahani, M R ^b   Dadashpour, M ^a   Hashemi, S M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co current; Counter current; Imbibition; Inverse bond number; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CO-CURRENT IMBIBITION; COUNTER-CURRENT IMBIBITION; INVERSE BOND NUMBER; WATER IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY;

BRINES; KEROSENE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER LEVELS; WETTING;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

BRINES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; KEROSENE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER LEVELS; WETTING;

CAPILLARITY; CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMBIBITION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33744930337     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.024     Document Type: Article

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