Open Access
Improving the microscopic sweep efficiency of water flooding using silica nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Mehdi Zallaghi,
Riyaz Kharrat,
Abdolnabi Hashemi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of petroleum exploration and production technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2190-0558
pISSN - 2190-0566
DOI - 10.1007/s13202-017-0347-x
Subject(s) - enhanced oil recovery , pulmonary surfactant , nanoparticle , surface tension , wetting , chemical engineering , materials science , brine , contact angle , water injection (oil production) , petroleum engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , geology , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics