This study correlates the phase behavior of surfactant/oil/brine systems with their chemical flood performance in short cores. The study focuses on the influence of two important system composition variables: viz. the brine salinity and the nominal equivalent weight of a petroleum sulfonate blend.Furthermore, it investigates the influence of the addition of an alkylether sulfate in terms of optimal salinities, increased salinity tolerance and tertiary recovery efficiency.
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