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==Micelles==

==Micelles==

Micellar solution increases the capacity of water to carry molecular hydrocarbon species by the use of naturally occurring hydrocarbon solubilizers called micelles. Micelles are roughly the size of median shale pores and therefore are only able to travel through the largest shale pore throats without being subject to capillary forces. Natural micelles generally are not present in sufficient concentration to significantly alter the ability of water to contain dissolved hydrocarbons. A major problem with micelles as a transport mechanism is the difficulty of separating the hydrocarbons from them to form an accumulation in a reservoir.

Micellar solution increases the capacity of water to carry molecular hydrocarbon species by the use of naturally occurring hydrocarbon solubilizers called micelles. Micelles are roughly the size of median shale pores and therefore are only able to travel through the largest shale pore throats without being subject to capillary forces. Natural micelles generally are not present in sufficient concentration to significantly alter the ability of water to contain dissolved hydrocarbons. A major problem with micelles as a transport mechanism is the difficulty of separating the hydrocarbons from them to form an [[accumulation]] in a reservoir.

==See also==

==See also==