Microwave spectroscopic analysis of surfactant/polymer flooding: Interrelationships between chemical slug properties, coalescence phenomena, and tertiary oil recovery

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1979-September, Issue , 1979, Pages

  Wasan, D T ^a,b   Perl, Jeffery P ^b   Milos, Frank S ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BANKING; COALESCENCE; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIFICATION; ENGINEERS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOCCULATION; GASOLINE; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

COALESCENCE RATE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MOBILITY CONTROL; PETROLEUM SULFONATE; POLYMER INJECTION; RESIDUAL SATURATION; SURFACTANT SYSTEM; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

EID: 85059011741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 26386712     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/8327-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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