Development of chemical EOR formulations for a high temperature and high salinity carbonate reservoir

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2013, IPTC 2013: Challenging Technology and Economic Limits to Meet the Global Energy Demand

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 4946-4958

  Han, Ming ^a   AlSofi, Abdulkareem ^a   Fuseni, Alhasan ^a   Zhou, Xianmin ^a   Hassan, Saleh ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS; CARBONATION; CRUDE OIL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; GASOLINE; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MINERALS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POLYMERS; PORE STRUCTURE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CHEMICAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; CHEMICAL FORMULATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVES; MINERAL COMPOSITION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 84883411313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/17084-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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