Viscoelastic properties of a high temperature cross-linked water shut-off polymeric gel

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 56-66

  Al Muntasheri, Ghaithan A ^a   Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A ^b   Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^a   Amin, Mohamed B ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Improved oil recovery; Organic cross linker; Polyacrylamide gels; Viscoelasticity; Water shut off

Indexed keywords

IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; WATER SHUT-OFF;

COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; ENHANCED RECOVERY; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

GELS;

COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GELS; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

ELASTIC MODULUS; GEL; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33846026026     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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