Effect of temperature, pressure, salinity, and surfactant concentration on IFT for surfactant flooding optimization

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3535-3544

  Karnanda, Wimpy ^a   Benzagouta, M S ^a   AlQuraishi, Abdulrahman ^b   Amro, M M ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Petroleum and Gas Center King Abdullah City for Sciences and Technology ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical micelle concentration; Enhanced oil recovery; Interfacial tension; Surfactant flooding; Triton X 405

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING; SALINITY; SOLUBILITY; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84940216641     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0605-7     Document Type: Article

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