Investigating the effect of CO2 flooding on asphaltenic oil recovery and reservoir wettability

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1118-1127

  Hamouda, A A ^a   Chukwudeme, E A ^a   Mirza, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b Logtek   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE CONTENTS; ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATIONS; AVERAGE DEVIATIONS; AVERAGE VALUES; CHALK RESERVOIRS; CRUDE OIL; EFFECT OF CO; LIQUID-PHASE; LITERATURE DATUM; MISCIBLE FLOODING; MODEL-BASED; N DECANES; OIL RECOVERIES; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; RESERVOIR WETTABILITIES;

ASPHALTENES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; PARAFFINS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 64249099180     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800894m     Document Type: Article

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