Investigating the mechanism of thermally induced wettability alteration

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 870-876

  Roosta, A ^a   Escrochi, M ^b   Varzandeh, F ^b   Khatibi, J ^b   Ayatollahi, Sh ^b   Schafiee, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING TIME; CALCITE SURFACE; CRUDE OIL; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; FLUID DISTRIBUTION; FRACTURED CARBONATES; GLASS SURFACES; HOT WATER INJECTION; MICA SURFACES; MICROMODELS; MINERAL SURFACES; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; ROCK WETTABILITY; SOLID SURFACE; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; THERMALLY INDUCED; WET ROCKS; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CONTACT ANGLE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GLASS; MICA; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; STEAM; WATER;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 70449592366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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