Alkaline surfactant polymer flooding using a novel class of large hydrophobe surfactants

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1415-1431

  Liyanage, Pathma J ^a   Solairaj, Sriram ^a   Arachchilage, Gayani W Pinnawala ^a   Linnemeyer, Harold C ^a   Kim, Do Hoon ^a   Weerasooriya, Upali ^a   Pope, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID NUMBERS; ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING; BENZENE RING; CARBON NUMBER; DECALIN; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; HYDROPHOBES; LIVE OIL; LOW COSTS; RESERVOIR CORES; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SULFATE MOLECULES; WAXY CRUDE OIL;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BENZENE; CRUDE OIL; MICROEMULSIONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PHENOLS; STYRENE;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84864011853     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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