The effect of redox potential and metal solubility on oxidative polymer degradation

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-298

  Levitt, David B ^a   Slaughter, Will ^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

AQUIFERS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDRATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SOLUBILITY;

COHERENT FRAMEWORKS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FIELD APPLICATION; IRON SOLUBILITIES; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLYMER DEGRADATION; RADICAL REACTIONS; SODIUM DITHIONITE;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

BRINE; DEGRADATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDRATION; OXIDATION; POLYMER; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 79958761595     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/129890-PA     Document Type: Article

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