The effect of microstructure on performance of associative polymer: In solution and porous media

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 90-91, Issue , 2012, Pages 12-17

  Zhang, Peng ^a   Wang, Yefei ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b   Cao, Xulong ^c   Song, Xinwang ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Effective viscosity; Hydrophobically associating polyacrylamide (HAPAM); Microstructure; Polymer flooding; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LOSS; ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS; CONVENTIONAL POLYMERS; CRITICAL ASSOCIATION CONCENTRATIONS; EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; HYDROPHOBICALLY ASSOCIATING; NETWORK STRUCTURES; OIL-DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER FLOODING; POROUS MEDIUM; SPATIAL CONFINEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL NETWORK STRUCTURE;

MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMERS;

ABSORPTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OIL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84862159071     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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