Applicability of hydroxyethylcellulose polymers for chemical EOR

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery Conference, EORC 2013: Delivering the Promise NOW!

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 981-989

  Abbas, Sayeed ^a   Sanders, Aaron W ^a   Donovan, James C ^a  

^a Dow Oil and Gas   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; OIL WELL FLOODING;

CHEMICAL EOR; HIGH SALINITY; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOW SALINITY; MOBILITY CONTROL; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER FLOODING;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84889826429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/165311-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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