The synergistic effects of alkaline, surfactant, and polymer on the emulsification and destabilization of oil-in-water crude oil emulsion produced by alkaline-surfactant-polymer flooding

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 399-407

  Li, J X ^a,b   Liu, Y ^a   Wu, D ^b   Meng, X C ^b   Zhao, F L ^b  

^a NORTHEAST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

alkylbenzyl sulfonate surfactant; ASP flooding; demulsification; emulsification; emulsion; NaOH; partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide; phase separation; produced fluid

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING; CRUDE OIL EMULSION; MAJOR FACTORS; NAOH; OIL DROPLETS; OIL-IN-WATER; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; SULFONATE SURFACTANTS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; WHOLE PROCESS;

COALESCENCE; CRUDE OIL; DEMULSIFICATION; DROPS; EMULSIONS; FLOCCULATION; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84872946265     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2010.531341     Document Type: Article

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