A review on waterflooding problems in Nigeria's crude oil production

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 362-365

  Adeniyi, O D ^a   Nwalor, J U ^b   Ako, C T ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Crude oil; Formation damage; OOIP; Reservoir; Scale formation; Waterflooding

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FORMATION DAMAGE; SCALE FORMATION;

WELL FLOODING;

CORROSION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL FLOODING;

EID: 39749109283     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: 15322351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01932690701716101     Document Type: Article

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