Monitoring wettability alteration by silica nanoparticles during water flooding to heavy oils in five-spot systems: A pore-level investigation

Ali Maghzi, Saber Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari, Riyaz Kharrat, Mohsen Masihi

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137 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-176
Number of pages9
JournalExperimental Thermal and Fluid Science
Volume40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Dispersed silica nanoparticles
  • Five-spot micromodel
  • Heavy oil recovery
  • Water flooding
  • Wettability alteration

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