Ultrasonic technology for enhanced oil recovery from failing oil wells and the equipment for its implemention

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1289-1295

  Abramov, Vladimir O ^a   Mullakaev, Marat S ^a   Abramova, Anna V ^b   Esipov, Igor B ^c   Mason, Timothy J ^d  

^a KURNAKOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Viatech Ltd   (Russian Federation)

^c GUBKIN RUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF OIL AND GAS   (Russian Federation)

^d Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Downhole chemistry; Enhanced oil recovery; Oil well treatment; Powerful ultrasound

Indexed keywords

OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; WELL EQUIPMENT;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; DOWNHOLES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH PRODUCTION RATE; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITIES; PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE; ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; WATER OIL CREAM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; MICELLE; OIL FIELD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84876667396     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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