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Enhanced oil recovery from heavy oil reservoirs utilizing a displacement agent

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An oil displacement agent consisting of nonionic and anionic surfactants and emulsion stabilizers has been developed to enhance oil recovery from heavy oil reservoirs. The experimental results show that the proposed displacement agent enhances oil recovery by more than 20 % compared with water flooding and that the emulsion contained in the fluid produced can be easily broken (demulsified). The mechanism of action for the displacement agent is described.

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  1. Oilfield Chemistry Key Laboratory, CNPC (Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and evelopment, PetroChina), 20 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China

    Fusheng Zhang, Jian Ouyang, Huaibin Zhang & Xinfang Feng

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Xintong Ma

  3. Jinzhou Oil Production, Liaohe Oilfield Company, Petrochina, Liaoning Linghai, 121209, China

    Dewei Wang

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Translated from Khimiya i Tekhnologiya Topliv i Masel, No. 3, pp. 25 – 28, May – June, 2012.

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Zhang, F., Ouyang, J., Ma, X. et al. Enhanced oil recovery from heavy oil reservoirs utilizing a displacement agent. Chem Technol Fuels Oils 48, 202–207 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10553-012-0359-7

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