Chemical degradation of polyacrylamide polymers under alkaline conditions

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-286

  Levitt, David B ^a   Pope, Gary A ^b   Jouenne, Stephane ^a  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; FLOODS; HYDROLYSIS; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; VISCOSITY;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; COMPLETE HYDROLYSIS; DIVALENT CATION; NEUTRAL CONDITIONS; POLYACRYLAMIDE POLYMERS; POLYACRYLAMIDE(PAM); SENSITIVE COMPONENTS;

POLYMERS;

ALKALINITY; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMER; SURFACTANT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79958720403     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/129879-PA     Document Type: Article

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