A Laboratory Investigation into Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rock by Surfactants: The Effect of Salinity, pH, and Surfactant Concentration

Wettability alteration is an important method for increasing oil recovery from oil-wet carbonate reservoirs. Chemical agents like surfactants are known as wettability modifiers in carbonate systems. Oil can be recovered from initially oil-wet carbonate reservoirs by wettability alteration from oil-w...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Seid Mohammadi, Jamshid Moghadasi, Amin Kordestany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petroleum University of Technology 2014-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Oil & Gas Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://ijogst.put.ac.ir/article_6617_94f6ffacbc4b78a60e2820e1b1fbfb19.pdf