Oil recovery mechanisms and asphaltene precipitation phenomenon in immiscible and miscible CO2 flooding processes

Fuel

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-166

  Cao, Meng ^a   Gu, Yongan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition; Reservoir permeability reduction

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CRUDE OIL; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; EQUILIBRIUM INTERFACIAL TENSION; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; OIL RECOVERY MECHANISMS; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; TIGHT SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; VANISHING INTERFACIAL TENSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84879087297     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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