Enhanced heavy oil recovery through interfacial instability: A study of chemical flooding for Brintnell heavy oil

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1049-1056

  Dong, Mingzhe ^a   Ma, Shanzhou ^b   Liu, Qiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline surfactant flooding; Emulsion; Enhanced heavy oil recovery; Flood test; Interfacial tension

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; EMULSIFICATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HEAVY WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SODIUM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TESTING; VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

ALKALINE/SURFACTANT FLOODING; EMULSION; ENHANCED HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; FLOOD TEST; INTERFACIAL TENSION;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 60449104384     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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