Assessment of CO2-soluble non-ionic surfactants for mobility reduction using mobility measurements and CT imaging

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-209

  McLendon, W J ^a,b   Koronaios, P ^a,b   Enick, R M ^a,b   Biesmans, G ^c   Salazar, L ^d   Miller, A ^d   Soong, Y ^a   McLendon, T ^a   Romanov, V ^a   Crandall, D ^e  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c Huntsman Europe   (Belgium)

^d Huntsman International LLC   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CT images; Enhanced oil recovery (EOR); Foam; Mobility

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAMS; SANDSTONE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CT IMAGE; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; SOLUBLE SURFACTANTS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAM; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; SURFACTANT; TOMOGRAPHY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84903170515     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2014.05.010     Document Type: Article

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