Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by combining surfactant with low salinity injection

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5738-5749

  Johannessen, Annette Meland ^a   Spildo, Kristine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; INJECTION PROCESS; INTERNAL OLEFIN SULFONATES; NORTH SEA CRUDE OIL; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SURFACTANT FLOODING; SURFACTANT FORMULATION;

CAPILLARITY; CRUDE OIL; FLOODS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84886052173     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef400596b     Document Type: Article

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