Comparison of the effects of wettability alteration and IFT reduction on oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 154-161

  Sheng, James J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbonate reservoir; chemical EOR; interfacial tension (IFT); surfactant; wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHEMICALS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CHEMICAL EOR; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; LOW-IFT; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; OIL RECOVERIES; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

WETTING;

EID: 85027942863     PISSN: 19322135     EISSN: 19322143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/apj.1640     Document Type: Article

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