Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs

Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Case Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 281-299

  Sheng, James J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anionic; capillary imbibition; carbonate; cationic; gravity drive; Surfactant; upscale; wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882918733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386545-8.00012-9     Document Type: Chapter

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