Enhanced wettability alteration by surfactants with multiple hydrophilic moieties

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-246

  Salehi, Mehdi ^a,b   Johnson, Stephen J ^a,c   Liang, Jenn Tai ^a,c  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b Tiorco Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactant; Charge density; Dimeric surfactant; Gemini surfactant; Spontaneous imbibition; Wetting

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC GEMINI SURFACTANT; BIO SURFACTANT; CHARGED GROUPS; DIMERIC SURFACTANT; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FRACTURED OIL RESERVOIRS; GEMINI SURFACTANT; HEAD GROUPS; HYDROPHILIC HEADS; HYDROPHILIC MOIETIES; INJECTED WATER; ION PAIR FORMATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MATRIX; MATRIX BLOCKS; OIL COMPONENTS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL-WET RESERVOIR; PRODUCTION MECHANISMS; RECOVERY PROCESS; RESERVOIR ROCK; RESULTANT DISPLACEMENT; ROCK SURFACES; SANDSTONE CORES; SODIUM LAURETH SULFATES; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; SURFACTANT MOLECULES; SURFACTIN; WATERFLOODING; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ADSORPTION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOPHYSICS; CHARGE DENSITY; CRUDE OIL; HYDROPHILICITY; IONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SODIUM SULFATE; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 77955849843     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-010-1193-8     Document Type: Article

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