One-spot pilot results in the Sabriyah-Mauddud carbonate formation in Kuwait using a novel surfactant formulation

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2014, Pages 1680-1698

  Carlisle, Charlie ^a,b   Al Maraghi, Eissa ^a,c   Al Saad, Bader ^a,c   Britton, Chris ^a   Fortenberry, Robert ^a,d   Pope, Gary ^a,e  

^a Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^b Chemical Tracers Inc   (United States)

^c KUWAIT OIL COMPANY   (Kuwait)

^d an Ecolab Company   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84907396857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/169153-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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