Switchable nonionic to cationic ethoxylated amine surfactants for CO 2 enhanced oil recovery in high-temperature, high-salinity carbonate reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 249-259

  Chen, Yunshen ^a   Elhag, Amro S ^a   Poon, Benjamin M ^a   Cui, Leyu ^b   Ma, Kun ^b   Liao, Sonia Y ^a   Reddy, Prathima P ^a   Worthen, Andrew J ^a   Hirasaki, George J ^b   Nguyen, Quoc P ^a   Biswal, Sibani L ^b   Johnston, Keith P ^a  

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

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; ETHYLENE; FOAMS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PROTONATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CLOUD POINT TEMPERATURE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH SALINITY BRINES; INTERFACIAL ACTIVITY; NACL CONCENTRATION; OIL/WATER EMULSION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84901200628     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/154222-PA     Document Type: Article

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