Multi-scale experimental study of carbonated water injection: An effective process for mobilization and recovery of trapped oil

Fuel

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-235

  Alizadeh, A H ^a   Khishvand, M ^a   Ioannidis, M A ^b   Piri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonated water injection; Gas exsolution; Groundwater remediation; Oil recovery

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOWING WELLS; GROUNDWATER; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER INJECTION;

CAPILLARY INTERACTIONS; CARBONATED WATERS; EXSOLUTION; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OIL RECOVERIES; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; WATERFLOOD RESIDUAL OIL;

GASES;

EID: 84901259229     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.04.080     Document Type: Article

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