The effect of bacterial solution on the wettability index and residual oil saturation in sandstone

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 255-260

  Afrapoli, M Shabani ^a   Crescente, C ^a   Alipour, S ^a   Torsaeter, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amott test; microbial flooding; sandstone and adsorption; special core analysis; wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

AMOTT TEST; BEREA SANDSTONE; CORE MATERIAL; CORE PLUGS; DODECANE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; IMBIBITION PROCESS; REMAINING OIL SATURATIONS; RESERVOIR ROCK; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; RHODOCOCCUS SP; SANDSTONE CORES; SPECIAL CORE ANALYSIS; WETTABILITY ALTERATION; WETTABILITY INDEX; WETTABILITY TESTS;

ADSORPTION; CORE ANALYSIS; COREMAKING; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIONS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; ALKANE; BRINE; CORE ANALYSIS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW FIELD; IMBIBITION; INDEX METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL; RESERVOIR ROCK; RESIDUAL SOIL; SANDSTONE; SATURATED MEDIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WETTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 71149108962     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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