Effect of surfactants on water imbibition into heterogeneous carbonate rocks at an elevated temperature

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 737-747

  Han, Ming ^a   Fuseni, Alhasan B ^a   Yousef, Ali A ^a   Kokal, Sunil L ^a   Al Saleh, Salah ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MICELLES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HETEROGENEOUS CARBONATES; IMBIBITION PROCESS; LABORATORY STUDIES; SECONDARY OIL RECOVERIES; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

EID: 84856688619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/141205-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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