Optimization of Surfactant Mixtures and Their Interfacial Behavior for Advanced Oil Recovery

Somasundaran, Prof. P.

National Petroleum Technology Program (U.S.)

关键词: Petroleum Residues;    02 Petroleum;    Adsorption;    Optimization;    Mixtures;   

DOI  :  10.2172/775023
RP-ID  :  DOE/BC/15112-2
RP-ID  :  AC26-98BC15112
RP-ID  :  775023

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this report is to develop improved extraction processes to mobilize and produce the oil left untapped using conventional techniques. Current chemical schemes for recovering the residual oil have been in general less than satisfactory. High cost of the processes as well as significant loss of chemicals by adsorption on reservoir materials and precipitation has limited the utility of chemical-flooding operations. There is a need to develop cost-effective, improved reagent schemes to increase recovery from domestic oil reservoirs. The goal of the report was to develop and evaluate novel mixtures of surfactants for improved oil recovery.