Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives

Abstract A significant fraction of the conventional oil reserves globally is in carbonate formations which contain a substantial amount of residual oil. Since primary and secondary recovery methods fail to yield above 20%–40% of original oil in place from these reserves, the need for enhanced oil re...

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Main Authors: Sreela Pal, M. Mushtaq, Fawzi Banat, Ali M. Al Sumaiti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-11-01
Series:Petroleum Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-017-0198-6