Factors affecting alkaline sodium silicate gelation for in-depth reservoir profile modification

Energies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 568-590

  Hamouda, Aly A ^a   Amiri, Hossien A Akhlaghi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Divalentions; Gel strength; Gelation time; PH; Shrinkage; Sodium silicate; Sweep efficiency; Temperature; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; EFFICIENCY; GELATION; IONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PH; SHRINKAGE; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

DIVALENTIONS; GEL STRENGTHS; GELATION TIME; SODIUM SILICATE; SWEEP EFFICIENCY;

SILICATES;

EID: 84894532063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en7020568     Document Type: Article

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