Polymers for enhanced oil recovery: fundamentals and selection criteria revisited.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11618-y
Abstract: As the energy demand is escalating tremendously and crude oil being the primary energy source for at least the next two decades, the production of crude oil should be enhanced to meet the global energy… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; enhanced oil; oil recovery; polymer flooding ... See more keywords
Study on microscopic flow mechanism of polymer flooding
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-018-4210-2
Abstract: Polymer flooding plays an important role in chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods, and has been widely used in oilfields, particularly Daqing, the largest oilfield in China. However, our understanding of the mechanism of polymer… read more here.
Keywords: mechanism polymer; two phase; polymer; polymer flooding ... See more keywords
Assessment of polymer flooding effects on the recovery of heterogeneous thick reservoirs with dominant channel
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-019-00768-5
Abstract: The formation of dominant channel has restricted the improvement in oil recovery in heterogeneous thick reservoirs greatly. How to effectively solve the problem has become a key issue in the development process. In this paper,… read more here.
Keywords: recovery heterogeneous; polymer; heterogeneous thick; polymer flooding ... See more keywords
Surfactant-polymer flooding formulated with commercial surfactants and enhanced by negative salinity gradient
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117874
Abstract: Abstract In this study, a high-performance surfactant-polymer (SP) formulation was developed using commercially available surfactants instead of lab-synthesized ones with limited sources. Alcohol propoxysulfates (AES-1 and AES-2), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (CAS), alkyl benzene sulfonate (ABS), and… read more here.
Keywords: surfactant polymer; negative salinity; polymer; polymer flooding ... See more keywords
Influence of solution composition on fouling of anion exchange membranes desalinating polymer-flooding produced water.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.029
Abstract: HYPOTHESIS Anion exchange membranes (AEMS) are particularly prone to fouling when employed to desalinate polymer flooding produced water (PFPW), an abundant sub-product from the oil and gas industry. The formation of fouling on an AEM… read more here.
Keywords: flooding produced; anion exchange; solution; polymer flooding ... See more keywords
An experimental study on retention characteristics under two-phase flow considering oil saturation in polymer flooding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.03.022
Abstract: Abstract This study presents experimental results on polymer retention under two-phase flow considering oil saturation. To analyze polymer retention in porous media, core flooding experiments were conducted using unconsolidated cores without clay minerals. From the… read more here.
Keywords: two phase; polymer; polymer retention; polymer flooding ... See more keywords
Chemical cleaning of ultrafiltration membranes for polymer-flooding wastewater treatment: Efficiency and molecular mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.08.062
Abstract: Abstract In a polymer-flooding wastewater treatment process, physically irreversible fouling of ultrafiltration (UF) membranes is severe and inevitable. Particularly, anionic polyacrylamide (APAM) aggravated flux loss is a challenge in flux recovery. Chemical cleaning procedures for… read more here.
Keywords: wastewater treatment; chemical cleaning; polymer flooding; flooding wastewater ... See more keywords
Development of hybrid low salinity water polymer flooding numerical reservoir simulator and smart proxy model for chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106751
Abstract: Abstract A MATLAB based finite volume CEOR simulator was developed for modeling the recovery of oil by low salinity water polymer flooding (LSWPF) in a proposed geostatistical method of generating porous media. Firstly, this paper… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; water polymer; salinity water; model ... See more keywords
Experimental study on surface-active polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery: A case study of Daqing placanticline oilfield, NE China
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DOI: 10.1016/s1876-3804(19)60274-0
Abstract: Abstract Experiments on surface-active polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery were carried out by detection analysis and modern physical simulation technique based on reservoirs and fluids in Daqing placanticline oilfield. The experimental results show that… read more here.
Keywords: active polymer; study; polymer flooding; surface active ... See more keywords
Experimental Investigation of Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery under Different Injection Modes
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04138
Abstract: To solve the problem of poor adaptability of the single slug polymer injection mode which lead to profile inversion, non-effective circulation of polymer solution in the high permeability zone during the development of conventional heavy… read more here.
Keywords: slug; different injection; polymer flooding; injection ... See more keywords
Practical Mathematical Model for the Evaluation of Main Parameters in Polymer Flooding: Rheology, Adsorption, Permeability Reduction, and Effective Salinity
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00277
Abstract: Polymer flooding is one of the most used chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) technologies worldwide. Because of its commercial success at the field scale, there has been an increasing interest to expand its applicability to… read more here.
Keywords: rheology; permeability reduction; model; polymer flooding ... See more keywords