Influence of intensity and frequency of ultrasonic waves on capillary interaction and oil recovery from different rock types

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 500-508

  Naderi, Khosrow ^a   Babadagli, Tayfun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary interaction; Rock wettability; Ultrasonic frequency and intensity; Ultrasonic penetration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; ULTRASONIC WAVES; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

CAPILLARY INTERACTIONS; INITIAL WATER SATURATION; ROCK WETTABILITY; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; ULTRASONIC INTENSITY; ULTRASONIC RADIATION; ULTRASONIC SOURCES;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

OIL;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; ULTRASOUND; VISCOMETRY; VISCOSITY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 72649104493     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2009.10.022     Document Type: Article

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