Injectivity characteristics of EOR polymers

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 783-792

  Seright, R S ^a   Seheult, Mac ^b   Talashek, Todd ^b  

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

^b Kelco Oil Field Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; OIL WELL FLOODING; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; SEAWATER; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; NEWTONIAN BEHAVIOR; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER PROPERTIES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

DEBRIS AVALANCHE; FLUID FLOW; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 71949107236     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/115142-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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