Wettability determination of the crude oil-reservoir brine-reservoir rock system with dissolution of CO2 at high pressures and elevated temperatures

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2362-2371

  Yang, Daoyong ^a   Gu, Yongan ^a   Tontiwachwuthikul, Paitoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTACT ANGLE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DISSOLUTION; DROPS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; ROLLING RESISTANCE; WATER INJECTION;

AXISYMMETRIC DROP SHAPE ANALYSES; BRINE PHASE; CONSTANT TEMPERATURES; CRUDE OILS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE S; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; EQUILIBRIUM CONTACT ANGLES; EQUILIBRIUM STATES; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HIGH PRESSURES; OIL DROPS; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE CELLS; PRESSURE INCREASES; PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; RESERVOIR BRINES; RESERVOIR ROCKS; SATURATED RESERVOIRS; SEQUENTIAL IMAGES; SESSILE DROPS; TEMPERATURE INCREASES; WETTABILITY ALTERATIONS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 49649128647     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800012w     Document Type: Article

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