Characterization of surfactant stabilized nanoemulsion and its use in enhanced oil recovery

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 80-92

  Mandal, Ajay ^a   Bera, Achinta ^a   Ojha, Keka ^a   Kumar, T ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OSTWALD RIPENING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; ETHOXYLATED SURFACTANTS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; SURFACTANT-STABILIZED;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

EID: 84866245068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/155406-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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