Surfactant adsorption in Surfactant-Polymer flooding for carbonate reservoirs

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 2015-January, Issue , 2015, Pages 1736-1746

  Wang, Jinxun ^a   Han, Ming ^a   Fuseni, Alhasan B ^a   Cao, Dongqing ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBONATION; FLOODS; MIXTURES; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ADDITION OF POLYMER; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CHEMICAL FORMULATION; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; PROPAGATION PROCESS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SULFONATED POLYACRYLAMIDE; SURFACTANT ADSORPTION;

AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS;

EID: 84952024758     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/172700-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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