Polymer flooding and its combinations with other chemical injection methods in enhanced oil recovery

In this paper, the current advances in chemical injection method of polymer flooding are reviewed. The ultimate goal of polymer flooding for EOR process is to improve tertiary oil recovery by increasing the overall oil driving efficiency as a result of the improvements in injected fluid’s viscosity...

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Published in:Polymer bulletin (Berlin, Germany) Germany), 2018-04, Vol.75 (4), p.1753-1774
Main Authors: Pogaku, Ravindra, Mohd Fuat, Nur Hanisah, Sakar, Sarventhan, Cha, Zeong Woong, Musa, Nurashiqin, Awang Tajudin, Dayang Nurul Afiqah, Morris, Leonard Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Complex Fluids and Microfluidics
Crude oil
Enhanced oil recovery
Methods
Nanoparticles
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Pilot projects
Polymer flooding
Polymer Sciences
Polymers
Review
Salinity
Soft and Granular Matter
Surfactants
Viscosity
Water flooding
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Summary:In this paper, the current advances in chemical injection method of polymer flooding are reviewed. The ultimate goal of polymer flooding for EOR process is to improve tertiary oil recovery by increasing the overall oil driving efficiency as a result of the improvements in injected fluid’s viscosity and mobility ratio. However, it was found that there were some limitations of polymer flooding. Hence, this paper will be reviewing studies on combinations of polymer flooding with other chemical methods by various researchers. Polymer flooding and its combinations with other flooding methods discussed in this paper are: polymer, alkaline polymer (AP), micellar polymer (MP), nanoparticles injection with polymers (NP) and alkaline surfactant polymer (ASP). The working principle, resistance, effectiveness and field application of each flooding method are also reviewed and compared.
ISSN:0170-0839
1436-2449
DOI:10.1007/s00289-017-2106-z