Surfactant-mediated spontaneous imbibition in carbonate rocks at harsh reservoir conditions

SPE Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-133

  Chen, Peila ^a   Mohanty, Kishore K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BIOPHYSICS; CALCITE; CARBONATION; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; WETTING;

AQUEOUS SOLUBILITY; FRACTURED CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; FRACTURED CARBONATES; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; SURFACTANT FORMULATION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 84876355016     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/153960-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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