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Title: Surfactant mixing rules applied to surfactant enhanced alkaline flooding

Abstract

This paper discusses surfactant mixing rules which have been used to describe crude oil/alkali/surfactant phase behavior, using David Lloydminster crude oil and the surfactant Neodol 25-3S. It was found that at a fixed salinity and alkali concentration, a specific mole fraction of synthetic surfactant to petroleum soap was required to produce optimal phase behavior as the water-to-oil ratio varied. This methodology is useful in understanding the relationship between the variables of water-to-oil ratio and synthetic surfactant concentration in phase behavior systems that produce a petroleum soap.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Petroleum Recovery Inst., 3512-33rd St., N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A6 (CA)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7180544
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
In Situ; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 16:3; Journal ID: ISSN 0019-3267
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; CAUSTIC FLOODING; SURFACTANTS; PETROLEUM; MIXING; HYDROXIDES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE STUDIES; SALINITY; WATER; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUID INJECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; WATERFLOODING; 020200* - Petroleum- Reserves, Geology, & Exploration

Citation Formats

Taylor, K C. Surfactant mixing rules applied to surfactant enhanced alkaline flooding. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Taylor, K C. Surfactant mixing rules applied to surfactant enhanced alkaline flooding. United States.
Taylor, K C. 1992. "Surfactant mixing rules applied to surfactant enhanced alkaline flooding". United States.
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abstractNote = {This paper discusses surfactant mixing rules which have been used to describe crude oil/alkali/surfactant phase behavior, using David Lloydminster crude oil and the surfactant Neodol 25-3S. It was found that at a fixed salinity and alkali concentration, a specific mole fraction of synthetic surfactant to petroleum soap was required to produce optimal phase behavior as the water-to-oil ratio varied. This methodology is useful in understanding the relationship between the variables of water-to-oil ratio and synthetic surfactant concentration in phase behavior systems that produce a petroleum soap.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7180544}, journal = {In Situ; (United States)},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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