Rheology of a new sulfonic associative polymer in porous media

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 726-734

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

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

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

^c SNF Floerger   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS; FILTER-CAKE FORMATION; HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDES; HYDROPHOBIC MONOMERS; INTERMOLECULAR ASSOCIATION; RESISTANCE FACTORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

SHEAR FLOW;

ANION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

TETRA;

EID: 84855696758     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/141355-PA     Document Type: Article

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