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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-11-01
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Series: | Petroleum Science |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-017-0198-6 |