Microemulsion phase behavior measurements using live oils at high temperature and pressure

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 3, Issue , 2014, Pages 1861-1874

  Jang, Sung Hyun ^a   Liyanage, Pathma Jith ^a   Lu, Jun ^a   Kim, Do Hoon ^a   Pinnawala Arachchilage, Gayani W P ^a   Britton, Chris ^a   Weerasooriya, Upali ^a   Pope, Gary A ^b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MICROEMULSIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE SEPARATION; SAPPHIRE; STABILITY CRITERIA;

BEHAVIOR MEASUREMENTS; BEHAVIOR OBSERVATION; EQUILIBRATION TIME; HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; WATER SOLUBILIZATION;

OIL SHALE;

EID: 84905739375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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