Mechanistic modeling of alkaline/surfactant/polymer floods

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 69-81

  Mohammadi, Hourshad ^a   Delshad, Mojdeh ^a   Pope, Gary A ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE/SURFACTANT/POLYMER FLOODING; ALKALINE/SURFACTANT/POLYMER FLOODS; AQUEOUS REACTIONS; ASP FLOODS; CRUDE OILS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; FIELD OPERATIONS; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; MIXING RULES; MOLE FRACTIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OIL CONCENTRATIONS; OIL PRICES; OIL PRODUCTIONS; PHASE REGIONS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SODIUM CARBONATES; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SYNTHETIC SURFACTANTS;

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; ADSORPTION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SODIUM; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKALINITY;

EID: 55649124364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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