Recent advances in surfactant EOR

International Petroleum Technology Conference, IPTC 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 130-164

  Hirasaki, George J ^a   Miller, Clarence A ^a   Puerto, Maura ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID NUMBERS; ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING; AQUEOUS SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS; CARBONATE FORMATIONS; COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; COSOLVENT; CRUDE OIL; IN-SITU; LOCAL OPTIMAL; LOCAL RATIO; MATRIX; MOBILITY CONTROL; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OIL DISPLACEMENT; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL-WATER; RICH PHASE; SINGLE PHASE REGION; SODIUM CARBONATE; SURFACTANT FLOODING; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; SYNTHETIC SURFACTANTS; ULTRALOW INTERFACIAL TENSION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ADSORPTION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAM CONTROL; GELATION; MICROEMULSIONS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHASE MODULATION; POLYMERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SODIUM;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 67650545449     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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