The influence of the combination of polymer and polymer-surfactant flooding on recovery

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 514-521

  Jiang, H ^a   Yu, Q ^a   Yi, Z ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

combination flooding; displacement efficiency; oil recovery; polymer flooding; slugs combination; sweep efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMBINATION FLOODING; DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; OIL RECOVERIES; POLYMER FLOODING; SLUGS COMBINATION; SWEEP EFFICIENCY;

RECOVERY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 78751545988     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2010.529551     Document Type: Article

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