Mechanistic study of wettability alteration using surfactants with applications in naturally fractured reservoirs

Langmuir

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 14099-14107

  Salehi, Mehdi ^a   Johnson, Stephen J ^b   Liang, Jenn Tai ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DRIVING FORCES; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FRACTURED-CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; GEMINI SURFACTANTS; HEAD ENDS; HEAD GROUPS; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; HYDROPHOBIC TAILS; IN FIELDS; INJECTED WATERS; ION-PAIR FORMATIONS; IONIC NATURES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MATRIX BLOCKS; MATRIXES; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; OIL RECOVERIES; RECOVERY EFFICIENCIES; RESERVOIR ROCKS; ROCK SURFACES; ROCK TYPES; ROCK WETTABILITIES; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITIONS; SURFACTANT MOLECULES; SURFACTANT MONOLAYERS; WATER FLOODING; WET ROCKS; WETTABILITY ALTERATIONS;

ADSORPTION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DISSOLUTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; MOLECULES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; ROCKS; WELL FLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 61849164480     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la802464u     Document Type: Article

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