Effective viscosity in porous media and applicable limitations for polymer flooding of an associative polymer;Viscosité effective dans des médias poreux et limites d’application de l’injection de polymères associatifs

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 931-939

  Zhang, Peng ^a,b   Wang, Yefei ^b   Yang, Yan ^b   Chen, Wuhua ^b   Bai, Shixun ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS; CONVENTIONAL POLYMERS; EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; HETEROGENEOUS MODELING; HYDROPHOBICALLY ASSOCIATING; OIL-DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; RESIDUAL RESISTANCE FACTOR;

POLYMERS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84952316287     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: 19538189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2013149     Document Type: Article

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