Pre-prepared Microemulsion Flooding in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review

• Main Authors: Jeirani, Z., Mohamed Jan, B., Si Ali, B., See, C.H., Saphanuchart, W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11901/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10916466.2011.586968#.VLNspMk26vY; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2011.586968

It is evident that one of the important applications of microemulsions is in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process due to its unique properties such as ultra-low interfacial tension. The injection of microemulsion slug reduces the interfacial tension between the crude oil and reservoir brine, which le...