Review on Underlying Mechanisms of Low Salinity Waterflooding: Comparisons between Sandstone and Carbonate

Lyu, Chaohui; Zhong, Liguo; Ning, Zhengfu; Chen, Mingqiang; Cole, David R.

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c04248

Review on Underlying Mechanisms of Low Salinity Waterflooding: Comparisons between Sandstone and Carbonate

Journal Article · 21 February 2022 · Energy and Fuels

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c04248· OSTI ID:1977823

^[1]; Zhong, Liguo ^[1]; Ning, Zhengfu ^[2]; Chen, Mingqiang ^[3]; Cole, David R. ^[4]

Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, P. R. China
College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, P. R. China
Research Center of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Beijing 100027, China
School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States

Not provided.

Research Organization:: The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0006878

OSTI ID:: 1977823

Journal Information:: Energy and Fuels, Vol. 36, Issue 5; ISSN 0887-0624

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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