Table 10 Incremental oil recovery comparison between conventional surfactant (SLS) and G2-C12 dendrimer under identical reservoir conditions.

From: Enhanced oil recovery from sandstone reservoir using cationic hyperbranched polyamidoamine dendrimer surfactant flooding under real reservoir conditions

Surfactant type

Concentration (g/L)

Incremental oil recovery (% Sor)

Incremental oil recovery (% OOIP)

Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)

2.0

15.84

6.70

G2-C12 dendrimer

2.0

29.09

12.31