Adsorption of surfactants on minerals for wettability control in improved oil recovery processes

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 198-212

  Somasundaran, P ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Dissolved species; Enhanced oil recovery; Hydrophobicty; Surfactants; Wettability

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED SPECIES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; RESERVOIR ROCKS; ROCK WETTABILITY; WETTABILITY CONTROL;

ADSORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINERALS; OIL FIELDS; ROCKS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINERALS; OIL FIELDS; ROCKS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING;

ADSORPTION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOURCE ROCK; SURFACTANT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33745054184     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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