Injecting Polyacrylamide into Gulf Coast Sands: The White Castle Q Sand Polymer-Injectivity Test

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 174-179

  Shahin, G T ^a   Thigpen, D R ^a  

^a Shell EandP Technology Co

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSURFACTANT ENHANCED ALKALINE FLOODING; GULF COAST SANDS; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER INJECTIVITY TEST; SODIUM CARBONATE;

DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MONITORING; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POLYAMIDES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY; WELL PERFORATION;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 0030218622     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/24119-pa     Document Type: Article

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