The influence of pore geometry on flow instability and pore-scale displacement mechanisms of dilute surfactant flooding in mixed-wet porous media

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-105

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adverse mobility ratio; Capillary number; Displacement mechanisms; Heavy oil recovery; Low interfacial tension flow; Pore geometry; Surfactant flooding; Viscous fingering

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBER; DISPLACEMENT MECHANISMS; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; MOBILITY RATIOS; PORE GEOMETRY; SURFACTANT FLOODING; VISCOUS FINGERING;

CAPILLARITY; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOMETRY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 78650750215     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v14.i2.10     Document Type: Article

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