Rheology of a new sulfonic associative polymer in porous media

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 654-667

  Seright, R S ^a   Fan, Tianguang ^a   Wavrik, Kathryn ^a   Wan, Hao ^a   Gaillard, Nicolas ^b   Favéro, Cédrick ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SNF Floerger   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOMERS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR THINNING;

ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS; FILTER-CAKE FORMATION; HIGH RESISTANCE; HYDROPHOBIC MONOMERS; INTERMOLECULAR ASSOCIATION; RESISTANCE FACTORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SHEAR THICKENING;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79960263054     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/141355-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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