Wettability alteration in a tight oil reservoir

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6460-6468

  Kathel, P ^a   Mohanty, K K ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED SANDSTONES; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; SURFACTANT SOLUTION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; WATER INJECTION; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 84888354970     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef4012752     Document Type: Article

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