Studying the Mechanistic Behavior of Heavy Oil Displacement Using a Group of Alkalis and Surfactant Mixtures

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 366-374

  Dehghan, A A ^a   Jadaly, A ^b   Masihi, M ^a   Ayatollahi, Sh ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical flooding; Emulsion; Heavy oil; IFT; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MIXTURES; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CHEMICAL FLOODING; FLUID DISPLACEMENT; MICROSCOPIC PARAMETER; OIL DISPLACEMENT; RELATIVE SYNERGY; SURFACTANT MIXTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; THREE-PHASE REGIONS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 84908199255     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2013.838164     Document Type: Article

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