Adsorption-desorption of an amphoteric surfactant onto permeable carbonate rocks

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 552-572

  Zhou, Xianmin ^a   Han, Ming ^a   Fuseni, Alhasan B ^a   Yousef, Ali A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS; APPLICATION DESIGN; AS RELATIONSHIPS; CARBONATE CORES; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL FLOODING; CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS; CORE FLOODING TEST; CORE PLUGS; DEFINITE INTEGRAL; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MECHANICAL MIXING; OIL RECOVERY PROCESS; OIL-WATER; ON DYNAMICS; PORE GEOMETRY; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SEAWATER INJECTION; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT SOLUTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBONATES; DESORPTION; EFFLUENTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SEAWATER; WATER INJECTION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84864010724     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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