Field-scale polymer flooding: Lessons learnt and experiences gained during past 40 years

SPE International Petroleum Conference in Mexico - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 383-388

  Du, Y ^a   Guan, L ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESEARCH; POLYACRYLATES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

OIL RECOVERY; POLYMER FLOODING; POLYMER SLUGS; VISCOSITY CONTROL;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 22344432464     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/91787-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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