Temperature effects on surfactant-aided imbibition into fractured carbonates

SPE Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 587-597

  Gupta, R ^b   Mohanty, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CALCITE; CARBONATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FRACTURE; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TEMPERATURE;

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENHANCE OIL RECOVERIES; FRACTURED CARBONATES; OIL RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; SURFACTANT TREATMENT;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

EID: 78149267284     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/110204-pa     Document Type: Article

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