Prediction of optimum salinity and solubilization ratio for microemulsion phase behavior with live crude at reservoir pressure

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 52-60

  Roshanfekr, M ^a   Johns, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivalent alkane carbon number (EACN); Live oil; Microemulsion phase behavior; Optimum salinity and solubilization ratio; Surfactant polymer flood

Indexed keywords

CARBON NUMBER; DEAD-OIL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GLASS PIPETTE; LIVE OIL; OPTIMAL SALINITY; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM SALINITY AND SOLUBILIZATION RATIO; PENG-ROBINSON EQUATIONS; PURE COMPONENTS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SURFACTANT POLYMER FLOOD;

ALGEBRA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; MICROEMULSIONS; PARAFFINS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; POLYMERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 79953295170     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluid.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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