Study on seawater nanofiltration softening technology for offshore oilfield water and polymer flooding

Desalination

Volumn 297, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-37

  Su, Baowei ^a   Dou, Maowei ^a   Gao, Xueli ^a   Shang, Yanwu ^a   Gao, Congjie ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated membrane system; Nanofiltration; Offshore oilfield; Polymer flooding; Ultrafiltration; Water flooding

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS POLYMER SOLUTIONS; FORMATION TEMPERATURE; FORMATION WATER; HIGH VISCOSITIES; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; MIXING RATIOS; NF MEMBRANES; OIL PRODUCTION; POLYMER FLOODING; RESERVOIR FORMATION; SENSITIVITY EVALUATION; SOFTENING TECHNOLOGIES; WATER SHORTAGES;

INTEGRATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; OIL WELL FLOODING; PERMEATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEAWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WELL FLOODING;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; FLOODING; MEMBRANE; MIXING RATIO; OIL FIELD; POLYMER; SEAWATER; SOFTENING; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84862336677     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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