Fundamental study of pore morphology effect in low tension polymer flooding or polymer-assisted dilute surfactant flooding

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-218

  Yadali Jamaloei, Benyamin ^a,b   Kharrat, Riyaz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dilute surfactant flooding; Five spot; Micromodel; Pore morphology

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERIC GLASS; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL FLOODING;

DILUTE SURFACTANT FLOODING; FIVE-SPOT; FLOW SCHEMES; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; GLASS MICROMODELS; INJECTION SCHEMES; MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS; MICROMODEL; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; POLYMER FLOODING; PORE MORPHOLOGY; POROUS MEDIAS; POROUS MEDIUMS; VISCOUS FINGERINGS; WATER FLOODING; WETTING CHARACTERISTICS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

MODELING; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SURFACTANT;

EID: 59449090977     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-008-9243-7     Document Type: Article

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