The effect of oil on foam stability: Mechanisms and implications for oil displacement by foam in porous media

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1986, Pages

  Nikolov, A D ^a   Wasan, D T ^a   Huang, D W ^a   Edwards, D A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; EMULSIFICATION; GAMMA RAYS; INTERFEROMETRY; POROUS MATERIALS;

ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; INTERFACIAL TENSION GRADIENT; MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; OIL DISPLACEMENT; PSEUDOEMULSION FILMS; PURE HYDROCARBONS; TRANSMITTED LIGHT;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 85087226497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/15443-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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