Parametric analysis of surfactant-aided imbibition in fractured carbonates

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 513-522

  Adibhatla, B ^a   Mohanty, K K ^a  

^a University of Chemical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Compositional simulation; Dilute surfactant treatment; Enhanced oil recovery; Fractured carbonates; Gravity drainage; Imbibition; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WETTING;

COMPOSITIONAL SIMULATION; DILUTE SURFACTANT TREATMENT; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FRACTURED CARBONATES; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

CARBONATES;

CARBONIC ACID; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GRAVITY; LABORATORY; PARAMETRIC TEST; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TENSION; VISCOSITY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 36148943546     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.09.088     Document Type: Article

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