Oilfield surfactants improve recovery by imbibition

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 508-520

  Weiss, W W ^a   Xie, X ^a  

^a Correlations Co ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER;

RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE; ROCK MINERALOGY; SURFACTANT TREATMENT;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 34249020139     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/106402-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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