Reducing surfactant adsorption in carbonate reservoirs

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:6163889

Tabatabal, A; Gonzalez, M V; Harwell, J H; Scamehorn, J F ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)

This paper compares the adsorption of anionic and cationic surfactants on carbonate minerals. It shows that, in general, cationic surfactants may exhibit significantly less adsorption on carbonate minerals than that exhibited by anionic surfactants. It is also shown that cationic surfactants adsorption on carbonates may be reduced dramatically by the presence of divalent cations, an environment in which the precipitation of anionic surfactants might make their use impractical. It is recommended that cationic surfactants be considered for use in miscible flooding with CO[sub 2].

• OSTI ID: 6163889
• Journal Information: SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States) Vol. 8:2; ISSN 0885-9248; ISSN SREEEF
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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