A viscoelastic model for polymer flow in reservoir rocks

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 1999, APOGCE 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Garrouch, Ali A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; FLOW VELOCITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

AVERAGE SHEAR STRESS; CAPILLARY TUBE MODEL; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED; ROCK PERMEABILITY; STEADY-STATE FLOWS; VISCOELASTIC MODELING; VISCOUS POLYMERS; VISCOUS PROPERTIES;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 85088763524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/54379-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (15)

1. Lake, L.W., 1989, Enhanced Oil Recovery: Prentice Hall.
2. Christopher, R.H., and Middleman, S., "Power Law Flow Through a Packed Tube," IEEC Fundamentals (November 1965), vo. O, 422.
3. Hirasaki, G.J., and G.A., Pope, 1974, "Analysis of Factors Influencing Mobility and Adsorption in Flow of Polymer Solution Through Porous Media,": Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal (1974) 14, 337-346.
4. Abou-Kassem, J.H., and Farouq Ali, S.M., "Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid in Porous Media,": Soc. Pet. Eng. (1986), no. 15954, 289-298.
5. Pruess, W. K., and Witherspoon, P.A., "Displacement of a Newtonian Fluid by a Non-Newtonian Fluid in a Porous Medium," Transport in Porous Medium (1991) 6, No. 2, 115-142.
6. Mckinley, R.M., John, H.O., and Harris, W.W., "Non-Newtonian Flow in Porous Media,": AIChE Journal (1966) 12, No. 1, 17p.
7. van Poollen, H.K., and Jargon, J.R., "Steady State and Unsteady State Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Through Porous Media," Trans. AIME (1969), 246, 80.
8. Gogarty, W.B., "Rheological Properties of Pseudo-Plastic Fluids in Porous Media,": SPE Journal (June 1967), 149-159.
9. Sorbie, K., 1991, Polymer-Improved Oil Recovery. Blackie and Son Ltd.
10. Savins, J.G., "Non-Newtonian Flow Through Porous Media," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (1969) 61, No. 10, p.18-47.
11. Jones, Kim, "The Rheology of Viscoelastic Fluids for Oil Recovery: A Study of Micellar/polymer Flow over a Wide Range of Shear Rates in Porous Media," M.S. Thesis: The University of Texas at Austin (December 1981).
12. Thurston, G.B., and Pope, G., "Shear Rate Dependence of the Viscoelasticity of Polymer Solutions," Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (1981) 9, 69-78.
13. Yuan, Mei-Kou, "A Rheological Study of Polymer and Microemulsion in Porous Media," M.S. Thesis: The University of Texas at Austin (May 1981).
14. Heemskerk, J., Rosmalen, R.J., Holtslag, R.J., and Teeuw, D., 1984, "Quantification of Viscoelastic Effects of Polyacrylamide Solutions," SPE paper 12652 presented at the 1984 SPE/DOE Fourth Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery held in Tulsa, OK, April 15-18.
15. Wreath, D., Pope, G., and Sepehrnoori, K., "Dependence of Polymer Apparent Viscosity on the Permeable Media and Flow Conditions," In Situ (1990) 14, No. 3,263-284.