Development of a comprehensive rheological property database for EOR polymers

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 3161-3174

  Lee, Seungjun ^a   Kim, Do Hoon ^a   Huh, Chun ^a   Pope, Gary A ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW;

CHEMICAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; DEGREE OF HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; STEADY SHEAR VISCOSITY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 77950878302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124798-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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