Wettability studies using low-salinity water in sandstone reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 713-725

  Alotaibi, M B ^a   Nasralla, R A ^b   Nasr El Din, H A ^c  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTACT ANGLE; IONIC STRENGTH; MINERALS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SANDSTONE; SECONDARY RECOVERY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CONTACT ANGLE METHOD; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENHANCE OIL RECOVERIES; FLUID/ROCK INTERACTION; HIGH-PRESSURE CONDITION; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; POTENTIAL TECHNIQUES; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

WETTING;

AQUIFER; BRINE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MINERALOGY; OUTCROP; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SALINITY; SANDSTONE; WETTABILITY;

BEREA; LESOTHO;

EID: 84855646232     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/149942-PA     Document Type: Article

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