Application of internal olefin sulfonates and other surfactants to EOR. Part 2: The design and execution of an ASP field test

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 706-717

  Buijse, Marten A ^a   Prelicz, Ruth M ^a   Barnes, Julian R ^b   Cosmo, Claudio ^c  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production BV ^*  (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Salym Petroleum Development N V   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-BUTANOL; ACRYLAMIDE POLYMER; ALKALINE SURFACTANT POLYMERS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHEMICAL TRACERS; CO-SURFACTANTS; CORE FLOW TEST; COSOLVENTS; CRUDE OIL COMPOSITION; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; DESIGN PROGRAMS; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD TEST; INTERFACIAL LAYER; MOBILITY RATIOS; OPTIMAL SALINITY; OPTIMISATIONS; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; PHASE BEHAVIOUR; REMAINING OIL SATURATIONS; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; RHEOLOGY TEST; SELECTION PROCESS; SHELL CHEMICALS; SINGLE WELL; SOLUBILISATION; SURFACE ACTIVE; SURFACTANT FORMULATION; SURFACTANT SOLUBILITY; SURFACTANT SYSTEM; TAIL LENGTH; TEST DESIGNS; TEST RESULTS; TRACER RESPONSE; TRACER TESTS; WATER FLOOD; WEST SIBERIA;

AMIDES; CRUDE OIL; DESIGN; OIL WELLS; OLEFINS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; RESINS; SOLUBILITY; TESTING;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 77954249710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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