Study of surfactant-polymer flooding in heavy oil reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 440-449

  Feng, Anzhou ^a   Zhang, Guicai ^a   Ge, Jijiang ^a   Jiang, Ping ^a   Pei, Haihua ^a   Zhang, Jianqiang ^a   Li, Ruidong ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; BETAINES; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIFICATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; LIGNIN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY RECOVERY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ADSORPTION AMOUNTS; ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; ENHANCE OIL RECOVERIES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 84866242924     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/157621-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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