Surfactant formulation study for Bakken shale imbibition

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 545-558

  Wang, Dongmei ^a   Butler, Raymond ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Ahmed, Salowah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DYES; OLEFINS; POSITIVE IONS; RECOVERY; SODIUM CARBONATE;

ENHANCE OIL RECOVERIES; FIELD APPLICATION; INTERNAL OLEFIN SULFONATES; LOW POROSITY AND PERMEABILITY; LOW-SALINITY WATER; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT FORMULATION; SURFACTANT SOLUTION;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84863052991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/145510-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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