Abstract
In this study, a design of experiments was used to investigate the importance of several parameters (alkaline concentration, anionic surfactant concentration, polymer concentration, temperature, shear rate, water cut, and salinity) and their interactions (i.e., synergism or antagonism) that govern emulsion stability in chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR). Emulsion stability decreased with an increase in salinity or water cut. An increasing surfactant concentration, polymer concentration, temperature, or shear rate enhanced emulsion stability. One of the main contributions for the tight emulsion from alkaline surfactant polymer (ASP) flood was the addition of alkaline. The surfactant, alkaline, and polymer decreased the size of oil droplets, increased the surface charge of oil droplets, and increased the film elasticity, thereby making oil–water separation difficult. Selected cationic surfactants (patents pending) proved much more effective than conventional non-ionic resins and polymeric cationic floccu...
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