Colloidal dispersion gels improve oil recovery in a heterogeneous argentina waterflood

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 462-471

  Diaz, D ^a   Somaruga, C ^b   Norman, C ^c   Romero, J ^d  

^a REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

^b Universidad Del Comahue

^c SPE

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; HIGH-CONCENTRATION POLYMERS; HISTORICAL PRODUCTION; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; NATURALLY-FRACTURED FORMATIONS; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; RESIDUAL RESISTANCE FACTOR;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 55549109752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/113320-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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