Effects of injected-water salinity on waterflood sweep efficiency through induced fines migration

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 82-94

  Lemon, Phillip ^a   Zeinijahromi, Abbas ^b   Bedrikovetsky, Pavel ^b   Shahin, Ibrahim ^c  

^a Santos Limited   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QGC a BG Group Business   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

COREFLOOD TESTS; FINES MIGRATION; LABORATORY STUDIES; LOW-SALINITY WATER; MOBILITY CONTROL; PRODUCTION RATES; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; WATER COMPOSITION;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 80052856919     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/140141-pa     Document Type: Article

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