Evaluation of oil-tolerant foam for enhanced oil recovery: Laboratory study of a system of oil-tolerant foaming agents

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 428-438

  Duan, Xianggang ^a   Hou, Jirui ^a   Cheng, Tingting ^a   Li, Shi ^b   Ma, Yunfei ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Foam EOR; Foaming agents; Oil tolerance; Polymer; Sodium dodecyl sulfate

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; POLYMERS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DYNAMIC DISPLACEMENTS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAM-OIL INTERACTIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MOBILITY REDUCTION; REMAINING OIL SATURATIONS; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; SPREADING COEFFICIENTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOAM; POLYMER; SATURATION; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT;

EID: 84908399531     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2014.07.042     Document Type: Article

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