Study to improve an amphoteric sulfonate alkyl ester surfactant by mixing with nonionic surfactant to reduce brine–waxy oil interfacial tension and to increase oil recovery in sandstone reservoir: T-KS field, Indonesia

Abstract Crude oil with a high wax content and high pour point can be very challenging when enhanced oil recovery by surfactant flooding is to be applied. High wax content in crude oil will lead to high intermolecular interaction because of the increasing cohesion forces. It causes interfacial (IFT)...

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Published in:	Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
Main Authors:	Taufan Marhaendrajana, Rani Kurnia, Dimas Irfana, Doddy Abdassah, Deana Wahyuningrum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Sulfonate alkyl ester Waxy oil Enhance oil recovery Ion–dipole interaction
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-018-0503-y