CO2 Foam behavior: Influence of temperature, pressure, and concentration of S urfactant

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Production Operations Symposium 2005, POS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Liu, Y ^a   Grigg, R B ^b   Svec, R K ^b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; MICELLES; STABILITY;

BUBBLE CHAMBER APPARATUS; CD CONCENTRATIONS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); FOAM BEHAVIORS; FOAM STABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE (HPHT); SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT SOLUTION;

FOAMS;

EID: 85086059100     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/94307-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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