Analysis of pore-level phenomena of dilute surfactant flooding in the presence and absence of connate water saturation

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 671-690

  Jamaloei, Benyamin Yadali ^a,b   Kharrat, Riyaz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Connate water; Dilute surfactant flooding; Heavy oil recovery mechanisms; Micromodel

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS; CONNATE WATER; DILUTE SURFACTANT FLOODING; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY MECHANISMS; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS; MICRO-SCALES; MICROMODEL; MICROSCOPIC DISPLACEMENT; MUTUAL INTERACTION; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; OIL RESERVOIRS; POROUS MEDIUM; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT FLOODING; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; WATER SATURATIONS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HEAVY WATER; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 77958558346     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v13.i8.10     Document Type: Article

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