Abstract Alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding is a combination process in which alkali,
surfactant and polymer are injected at the same slug. Because of the synergy of these three …

The current and prospective worldwide energy demands have led either to start exploiting
the more difficult and costly unconventional oil reserves, or to maximize the exploitation of …

An indispensable primer and reference textbook, the third edition of Geochemical and
Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling carries the reader from the field's origins and theoretical …

A revision of the 1989 classic, Enhanced Oil Recovery by Larry Lake, this text,
Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery, retains the original work's emphasis on fractional …

Geochemical reaction modeling plays an increasingly vital role in several areas of
geoscience, from environmental geochemistry and petroleum geology to the study of …

Many designs for geological disposal facilities for radioactive and toxic wastes envisage the
use of cement together with bentonite clay as engineered barriers. However, there are …

In the past several years, there has been renewed interest in enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
by alkaline injection. Alkaline solutions also are being used as preflushes in …

A study of the reaction of alkaline chemicals with minerals constituting reservoir rock is
presented. Static tests were conducted with high concentrations of NaOH and orthosilicate …

A model is developed that calculates the chemical equilibrium that exists between a flowing
electrolyte solution and mineral assemblages. The development computes the mineral and …

The assumption of local equilibria (LEQ) is common when calculating the consequences of
chemical interactions between a flowing fluid and host rock. LEQ is a good approximation if …