A new family of anionic surfactants for enhanced-oil-recovery applications

SPE Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 829-840

  Gao, Bo ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOPHYSICS; MOLECULES;

ADSORPTION DENSITIES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SINGLE CHAIN SURFACTANTS; SOLUTION CONDITIONS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84886610356     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/159700-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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