Investigation of a high temperature organic water shutoff gel: Reaction mechanisms

IIORC 05 - 2005 SPE International Improved Oil Recovery Conference in Asia Pacific, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 169-177

  Al Muntasheri, G A ^b,c   Nasr El Din, H A ^a,c   Peters, J A ^b   Zitha, P L J ^a,b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; GELS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); REACTION KINETICS; RECOVERY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GAS RECOVERY; POLYETHYLENEIMINE (PEI); POLYMER GELS; WATER SHUT-OFF TREATMENTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745203472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/97530-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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