A fast and effective method to evaluate the polymer flooding potential for heavy oil reservoirs in Western Canada

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 335-340

  Guo, Ziqiang ^a   Dong, Mingzhe ^a,b   Chen, Zhangxin ^a   Yao, Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Enhanced heavy oil recovery; Mobility ratio; Normalization factor; Polymer injection

Indexed keywords

FIELD APPLICATION; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; LABORATORY EVALUATION; MOBILITY RATIOS; NORMALIZATION FACTORS; OIL-WATER MOBILITY; POLYMER INJECTION;

CRUDE OIL; FLOODS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

POLYMERS;

CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODING; HEAVY OIL; LABORATORY METHOD; POLYMER; VISCOSITY;

CANADA;

EID: 84892541518     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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