Experimental study on ethanolamine/surfactant flooding for enhanced oil recovery

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1829-1837

  Bai, Yingrui ^a   Xiong, Chunming ^a   Shang, Xiaosen ^a   Xin, Yanyong ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC FACTORS; EMULSION STABILITY; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING SYSTEM; INJECTION PROCESS; OIL/WATER CONTACTS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

EMULSIFICATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ETHANOLAMINES;

EID: 84897900379     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef402313n     Document Type: Conference Paper

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