Effect of viscosity and interfacial tension of surfactant-polymer flooding on oil recovery in high-temperature and high-salinity reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-16

  Wu, Zhiwei ^a   Yue, Xiang'an ^a   Cheng, Tao ^b   Yu, Jie ^a   Yang, Heng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b China Shell Exploration Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical flooding; Interfacial tension; Oil displacement efficiency; Salinity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893949039     PISSN: 21900558     EISSN: 21900566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13202-013-0078-6     Document Type: Article

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