Surfactant systems for EOR in high-temperature, high-salinity environments

SPE Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-19

  Puerto, Maura ^a   Hirasaki, George J ^a   Miller, Clarence A ^a   Barnes, Julian R ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; ENHANCED RECOVERY; ETHYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE RESERVOIRS; INTERNAL OLEFIN SULFONATES; OIL SOLUBILIZATION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SYNTHETIC SEAWATER; ULTRALOW INTERFACIAL TENSION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84860724798     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/129675-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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