Experimental investigation of the enhanced oil recovery process using a polymeric solution

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-293

  Rangel, Ithamar R ^a,b   Thompson, Roney L ^a   Pereira, Roberto G ^a   De Abreu, Fernando L B ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Oil recovery; Polymeric solution; Porous media

Indexed keywords

BREAKTHROUGH POINT; CAMPOS BASIN; CYLINDRICAL CELLS; DISTILLED WATER; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; HEURISTIC ANALYSIS; INJECTED WATER; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMERIC SOLUTION; POWER LAW MODEL; ROTATIONAL RHEOMETER; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR; SMALL SPHERES; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; XANTHAN GUM;

EFFICIENCY; ELASTICITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHEAR THINNING; VISCOSITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84870336506     PISSN: 16785878     EISSN: 18063691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-58782012000300009     Document Type: Article

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