Field Test of Cosurfactant-Enhanced Alkaline Flooding

Abstract

Summary A test of cosurfactant-enhanced alkaline flooding, without polymer for mobility control, was conducted in a small reservoir in the White Castle field, Louisiana. Although the flood was unstable, the process recovered at least 38% of the waterflood residual oil in the reservoir as true tertiary oil and exhibited virtually 100% displacement efficiency. Alkali and cosurfactant propagated through the reservoir with acceptable and predictable losses.