Conditions for a low-salinity Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) effect in carbonate oil reservoirs

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 569-575

  Austad, T ^a   Shariatpanahi, S F ^a   Strand, S ^a   Black, C J J ^b   Webb, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID NUMBERS; AVAILABLE WATER; CARBONATE CORES; CARBONATE OIL RESERVOIRS; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; CORE MATERIAL; DISTILLED WATER; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FORMATION WATER; IN-FIELD; INJECTANT; LABORATORY STUDIES; LOW-SALINITY WATER; OFFSHORE RESERVOIRS; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; PRODUCED WATER; ROCK FORMATIONS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; WET CONDITIONS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLAY MINERALS; COREMAKING; LIMESTONE; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84855939775     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef201435g     Document Type: Conference Paper

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