Effect of alkalinity on oil recovery during polymer floods in sandstone

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-209

  Kazempour, Mahdi ^a,b   Sundstrom, Eric ^a   Alvarcido, Vladimir ^a,b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CRUDE OIL; DROPS; FLOODS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; PRESSURE DROP; SANDSTONE; SECONDARY RECOVERY; VISCOSITY;

ALKALI CONCENTRATIONS; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; POLYMER ADSORPTION; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; RESIDUAL RESISTANCE FACTOR; RESISTANCE FACTORS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SOLUTION VISCOSITY;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER; PRESSURE DROP; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SANDSTONE; SURFACTANT; VISCOSITY;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84859567424     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/141331-PA     Document Type: Article

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