A novel alkaline/surfactant/foam enhanced oil recovery process

SPE Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1186-1195

  Guo, Hua ^a   Zitha, Pacelli L J ^a   Faber, Rien ^b   Buijse, Marten ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Delft Global Solutions International   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EMULSIFICATION; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

COLUMN TEST; EMULSIFIED OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; LABORATORY STUDIES; MOBILITY CONTROL; MOBILITY REDUCTION; OIL RECOVERY MECHANISMS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84876348320     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/145043-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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