Impact of low-cost dilute surfactants on wettability and relative permeability

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 364-379

  Rao, D N ^a   Ayirala, S C ^a   Abe, A A ^a   Xu, W ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745713748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/99609-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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