Detailed modeling of the alkali/surfactant/polymer (ASP) process by coupling a multipurpose reservoir simulator to the chemistry package PHREEQC

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 423-435

  Farajzadeh, R ^a   Matsuura, T ^a   Van Batenburg, D ^a   Dijk, H ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; ENGINES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SIMULATORS;

ACCURATE MODELING; ALKALI/SURFACTANT/POLYMER; CHEMICAL ENGINES; CHEMICAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; COUPLING PROCEDURE; DETAILED MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; MULTIPURPOSE RESERVOIRS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALKALI METAL; BENCHMARKING; DATABASE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; POLYMER; SURFACTANT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 84865211654     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/143671-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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