Study to determine the technical and economic feasibility of reclaiming chemicals used in micellar polymer and low tension surfactant flooding. Final report. [Ultrafiltration membranes and reverse osmosis membranes]

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6943519· OSTI ID:6943519

Stephens, R H; Himmelblau, A; Donnelly, R G

Energy Resources Company has developed a technology for use with enhanced oil recovery to achieve emulsion breaking and surfactant recovery. By using ultrafiltration membranes, the Energy Resources Company process can dewater an oil-in-water type emulsion expected from enhanced oil recovery projects to the point where the emulsion can be inverted and treated using conventional emulsion-treating equipment. By using a tight ultrafiltration membrane or a reverse osmosis membrane, the Energy Resources Company process is capable of recovering chemicals such as surfactants used in micellar polymer flooding.

• Research Organization: Energy Resources Co., Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EF-77-C-01-2600
• OSTI ID: 6943519
• Report Number(s): FE-2600-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
EMULSIONS
RECOVERY
MICROEMULSION FLOODING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SURFACTANTS
WATERFLOODING
ECONOMICS
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MEMBRANES
OSMOSIS
PETROLEUM
ULTRAFILTRATION
WATER
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MISCIBLE-PHASE DISPLACEMENT
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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