Chemical enhanced oil recovery: Synergetic mechanism of alkali, surfactant and polymer with overview of methyl ester sulfonate as a green alternative for EOR surfactant

• Main Authors: Habib, Saiful Hafiz, Yunus, Robiah, Zakaria, Rabitah, Biak, Dayang Radiah Awang, Jan, Badrul Hisham Mohamed, Amir, Zulhemi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45756/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.130957

The limitation of primary and secondary flooding results in more than 60% of original oil in place (OOIP) remains in the reservoir. High interfacial tension (IFT) between crude oil-rock formation as well as oil-water from the primary flooding necessitates the use of IFT reduction agents to suppress...