Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6642809 | Fuel | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Alkaline flooding can improve sweep efficiency through water-in-oil emulsification. ⺠Improvement of sweep efficiency increases with the alkaline concentration. ⺠There is an optimum slug size that results in the highest tertiary oil recovery. ⺠The injection pattern is recommended to the continuous alkaline injection. ⺠There is an optimum injection rate that obtains the highest tertiary oil recovery.
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Authors
Haihua Pei, Guicai Zhang, Jijiang Ge, Luchao Jin, Chao Ma,