Separation of produced emulsions from surfactant enhanced oil recovery processes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 555-561

  Hirasaki, George J ^a   Miller, Clarence A ^a   Raney, Olina G ^a   Poindexter, Michael K ^c   Nguyen, Duy T ^b   Hera, John ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE; AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS; AQUEOUS PHASE; DEMULSIFIERS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; EMULSION STABILITY; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; NONIONIC; OIL PHASE; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SHIFTED SYSTEMS; WATER PHASIS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOPHYSICS; BRINES; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; COALESCENCE; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; DYES; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLOCCULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; RESINS; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 79951872877     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101087u     Document Type: Conference Paper

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