Dynamic interfacial tension and wettability of shale in the presence of surfactants at reservoir conditions

Fuel

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-138

  Mirchi, Vahideh ^a   Saraji, Soheil ^a   Goual, Lamia ^a   Piri, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Interfacial tension; Shale oil; Surfactant; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CONTACT ANGLE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; FRACTURING FLUIDS; OIL SHALE; SHALE; SHALE OIL; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; WETTING;

CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); DYNAMIC INTERFACIAL TENSION; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; ULTRALOW INTERFACIAL TENSION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

NONIONIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 84922690419     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.01.077     Document Type: Article

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