Open AccessSurfactant development for enhanced oil recover. Final report
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/263011
Subject(s) - pulmonary surfactant , sulfonate , critical micelle concentration , micelle , conductometry , chemistry , thermodynamics of micellization , chemical engineering , chromatography , sodium , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , engineering , biochemistry
The general objective of the project is to develop novel surfactants for tertiary recovery of light oil at elevated temperatures and high brine concentrations. Specific objectives are: to design, synthesize and characterize new surfactants capable of forming microemulsions of high stability at high temperatures and high salinity; to select microemulsions that will yield optimum efficiency and effectiveness in oil solubilization; to characterize the physico-chemical properties of selected microemulsion; to correlate surfactant efficacy with physico-chemical variables of selected reservoirs