Mechanistic modeling of the benefit of combining polymer with low salinity water for enhanced oil recovery

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-255

  Mohammadi, Hourshad ^a   Jerauld, Gary R ^a  

^a BP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADDITION OF POLYMER; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL COSTS; CHEMICAL EOR; DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-FIELD; INJECTION WATER; LOW SALINITY; LOW-SALINITY WATER; MECHANISTIC MODELING; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL VISCOSITY; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; POLYACRYLAMIDE POLYMERS; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER FLOODING; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SOLUTION VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY RATIOS; VISCOUS OIL; WATER FLOOD;

EFFICIENCY; HYDROLYSIS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POLYMER BLENDS; RECOVERY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER INJECTION; WELL FLOODING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84864014631     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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