Wettability alteration of carbonate rocks by surfactants: A mechanistic study

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 410, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Jarrahian, Kh ^a,c   Seiedi, O ^b   Sheykhan, M ^a   Sefti, M Vafaie ^a   Ayatollahi, Sh ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbonate; FTIR; Surfactant; TGA; Wettability alteration; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CARBONATES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; STEARIC ACID; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANALYTICAL TOOL; CARBONATE ROCK; FRACTURED CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; FTIR; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; IONIC INTERACTION; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; NON-POLAR; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; OIL RESERVES; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; RESERVOIR ROCK; SATURATED ROCK; SOLID SURFACE; TGA; WATER IMBIBITION; WET CONDITIONS; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CARBONIC ACID; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; DOLOMITE; STEARIC ACID; SURFACTANT; TRITON X 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WETTABILITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84864388854     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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