Polymer flooding in saline heavy oil environments

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 691-701

  Ayirala, Subhash ^a   Doe, Peter ^a   Curole, Michael ^a   Chin, Robert ^a  

^a Shell ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRUDE OIL; FLOODS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OPERATING COSTS; POLYMERS; SEAWATER; SECONDARY RECOVERY; VISCOSITY; WATER RESOURCES;

CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; CONVENTIONAL POLYMERS; FIELD APPLICATION; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; HIGH SALINITY BRINES; POLYMER INJECTION; WATERFLOOD PROJECT;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 55249104579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/113396-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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