Retention of CO2-foaming agents onto chalk: Effects of surfactant structure, temperature and residual oil saturation

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 374-383

  Fjelde, Ingebret ^a   Zuta, John ^a,b   Hauge, Ingrid ^c,d  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^d StatoilHydro ^*

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