Simulation of the effect of pressure and solution gas on oil recovery from surfactant/polymer floods

SPE Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 705-716

  Roshanfekr, Meghdad ^a   Johns, Russell T ^b   Pope, G ^a   Britton, L ^a   Linnemeyer, H ^a   Britton, C ^a   Vyssotski, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; MICROEMULSIONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKALI/SURFACTANT/POLYMER FLOODING; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

EID: 84866856380     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/125095-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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