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EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringEnhanced Oil RecoveryReservoir CharacterizationReservoir EngineeringEnhanced Oil Recovery ScreeningOil Well TestingReservoir Characterization For Enhanced RecoverySurfactant FloodingSurfactantsOil Recovery EfficiencyOil SaturationResidual Oil SaturationResidual Oil Saturation ReductionResidual SaturationSurfactant FormulationSurfactant SystemsWaterflood Performance Evaluation
The residual oil saturation of 0.35-0.40 after waterflooding in high quality Brent sands in the Gullfaks Field constitutes an excellent opportunity for improving the oil recovery by surfactant flooding. In order to assess the technical potential for improved oil recovery, Statoil decided in 1989 to initiate a surfactant flooding development program for Gullfaks application comprising: surfactant production, characterization, screening and optimization.