Atomic force microscopy study of wettability alteration by surfactants

SPE Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Kumar, Kamlesh ^a   Dao, Eric K ^a   Mohanty, Kishore K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOPHYSICS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRUDE OIL; MINERALS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SECONDARY RECOVERY; WETTING;

CRUDE OIL COMPONENTS; FRACTURED CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; MINERAL SURFACES; PARALLEL PLATES; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; WATER WETTABILITY; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 48849093746     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/93009-PA     Document Type: Article

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