Ultra-low interfacial tension foam system for enhanced oil recovery

Q Liu, S Liu, D Luo, B Peng - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The liquid phase of foam systems plays a major role in improving the fluidity of oil, by
reducing oil viscosity and stripping oil from rock surfaces during foam-flooding processes …

A practical and economically feasible surfactant EOR strategy: Impact of injection water ions on surfactant utilization

MT Al-Murayri, DS Kamal, A Al-Qattan, W Winoto… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
One grand challenge of surfactant technologies in high salinity sandstone reservoirs is the
surfactant retention and its utilization for commercial projects. A proven mitigation strategy to …

[PDF][PDF] Adsorption of Lignosulfonates Onto Clay Minerals and Their Effectiveness as a Sacrificial Agent

CA Shye - 2020 - eprints.utm.my
Surfactant adsorption on reservoir rock surface is a fundamental issue in surfactant based
enhanced oil recovery. Reservoirs contain a significant amount of clays that results in large …