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Title: Optimization of Surfactant Mixtures and Their Interfacial Behavior for Advanced Oil Recovery

Abstract

The goal of this report is to develop improved extraction processes to mobilize and produce the oil left untapped using conventional techniques. Current chemical schemes for recovering the residual oil have been in general less than satisfactory. High cost of the processes as well as significant loss of chemicals by adsorption on reservoir materials and precipitation has limited the utility of chemical-flooding operations. There is a need to develop cost-effective, improved reagent schemes to increase recovery from domestic oil reservoirs. The goal of the report was to develop and evaluate novel mixtures of surfactants for improved oil recovery.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Tulsa, OK (United States). National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
775023
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/15112-2
TRN: AH200114%%332
DOE Contract Number:  
AC26-98BC15112
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 27 Feb 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; ADSORPTION; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESIDUES; PRECIPITATION; SURFACTANTS

Citation Formats

Somasundaran, Prof P. Optimization of Surfactant Mixtures and Their Interfacial Behavior for Advanced Oil Recovery. United States: N. p., 2001. Web. doi:10.2172/775023.
Somasundaran, Prof P. Optimization of Surfactant Mixtures and Their Interfacial Behavior for Advanced Oil Recovery. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/775023
Somasundaran, Prof P. 2001. "Optimization of Surfactant Mixtures and Their Interfacial Behavior for Advanced Oil Recovery". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/775023. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/775023.
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title = {Optimization of Surfactant Mixtures and Their Interfacial Behavior for Advanced Oil Recovery},
author = {Somasundaran, Prof P},
abstractNote = {The goal of this report is to develop improved extraction processes to mobilize and produce the oil left untapped using conventional techniques. Current chemical schemes for recovering the residual oil have been in general less than satisfactory. High cost of the processes as well as significant loss of chemicals by adsorption on reservoir materials and precipitation has limited the utility of chemical-flooding operations. There is a need to develop cost-effective, improved reagent schemes to increase recovery from domestic oil reservoirs. The goal of the report was to develop and evaluate novel mixtures of surfactants for improved oil recovery.},
doi = {10.2172/775023},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2001},
month = {Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2001}
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