Oil recovery from polar components (asphaltene and SA) treated chalk rocks by low salinity water and water containing SO42- and Mg2+ at different temperatures

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 336, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 174-182

  Chukwudeme, E A ^a   Hamouda, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Capillary pressure; Recovery; Relative permeability; Temperature; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; CAPILLARY TUBES; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; LIQUIDS; RECOVERY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STEARIC ACID;

AGING TIMES; AVERAGE RECOVERIES; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CHALK ROCKS; DISTILLED WATERS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; LOW SALINITIES; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL WETS; POLAR COMPONENTS; RECOVERY RATES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

ASPHALT; ASPHALTENE; MAGNESIUM; STEARIC ACID; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 58149514082     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.11.051     Document Type: Article

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