Characterization of pH-sensitive polymer microgel transport in porous media for improving oil recovery

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1048-1057

  Al Wahaibi, Y M ^a   Al Wahaibi, T K ^a   Abdelgoad, M A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

fractures; improving oil recovery; microgel; pH trigger; plugging; poly(acrylic acid)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; FRACTURED SYSTEMS; FRONT FACE; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; IMPROVING OIL RECOVERY; MICRO-GELS; MICROGEL; MICROGEL PARTICLES; MIXING RATES; OIL RECOVERIES; PH SENSITIVE; PLUGGING; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID); ROCK MATRIX; TRANSIENT STATE; TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA;

ACRYLICS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FRACTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY;

GELS;

EID: 79952603848     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030903493286     Document Type: Article

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