Isolating the effect of asphaltene content on enhanced oil recovery during low salinity water flooding of carbonate reservoirs

Polar compounds in oil, especially asphaltene and resin, have important implications on the oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs; yet their isolated effects, independent of other oil properties, ...

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