Retention of CO2-foaming agents on chalk: Effects of surfactant structure, temperature, and residual-oil saturation

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-426

  Fjelde, Ingebret ^a   Zuta, John ^a   Hauge, Ingrid ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c StatoilHydro

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LIMESTONE; OIL WELL FLOODING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE;

COST EFFICIENCY; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; FORMATION WATER; MACROSCOPIC SWEEP; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; SATURATED CORES; SURFACTANT STRUCTURE;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHALK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODING; RETENTION; SATURATION; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 67651180629     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/113259-PA     Document Type: Article

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