Smart water as wettability modifier in carbonate and sandstone

15th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 543-559

  Doust, A R ^a   Puntervold, T P ^a   Strand, S ^a   Austad, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CHEMICAL SIMILARITY; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; POSITIVELY CHARGED; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SECONDARY OIL RECOVERIES; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

CARBONATES; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRUDE OIL; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SANDSTONE; SEAWATER; WELL FLOODING; WETTING;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 84878000836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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