Offshore produced water management: A review of current practice and challenges in harsh/Arctic environments

J Zheng, B Chen, W Thanyamanta, K Hawboldt… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasing offshore oil and gas exploration and development in harsh/Arctic environments
require more effective offshore produced water management, as these environments are …

Experimental investigation of the novel phenol− formaldehyde cross-linking HPAM gel system: Based on the secondary cross-linking method of organic cross-linkers …

H Jia, WF Pu, JZ Zhao, R Liao - Energy & fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
The use of a polymer gel is an effective method for water shutoff in mature oilfield
development. As for fractured reservoirs, in order to mitigate the filtration of gelant (fluid …

Research on the gelation performance of low toxic PEI cross-linking PHPAM gel systems as water shutoff agents in low temperature reservoirs

H Jia, WF Pu, JZ Zhao, FY Jin - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Using gel as the water shutoff agent has been widely reported in the aspect of enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) of the development of mature oil fields. Cross-linkers such as chromium (III) …

Preparation and rheological Evaluation of a thixotropic polymer gel for water shutoff in fractured tight reservoirs

J Ge, Q Wu, L Ding, H Guo, A Zhao - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a thixotropic and high-strength gel system (THSG) is developed, which is
experimentally proven to be feasible for conformance control in fractured reservoirs. The …

Gelation studies of an organically cross-linked polyacrylamide water shut-off gel system at different temperatures and pH

B Sengupta, VP Sharma, G Udayabhanu - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
The use of gel as the water shut-off agent has been widely reported in enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) of mature oil fields. The organically cross-linked polymer systems are …

Development of a new high-temperature and high-strength polymer gel for plugging fractured reservoirs

Z Li, X Li, K Du, H Liu - Upstream Oil and Gas Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In fractured reservoirs, the fracture size distribution is wide with strong heterogeneity, and
wide fractures are not easily plugged. Conventional plugging methods have limitations in …

The potential of using Cr3+/salt-tolerant polymer gel for well workover in low-temperature reservoir: Laboratory investigation and pilot test

H Jia, H Chen - SPE Production & Operations, 2018 - onepetro.org
Using mature Cr 3+/partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) gel can reduce filtration for
water shutoff in the fractured reservoir. Whether the mature gel can act as a fluid-loss-control …

Insights into the key aspects influencing the rheological properties of polymer gel for water shutoff in fractured reservoirs

Q Wu, J Ge, L Ding, H Guo, W Wang, J Fan - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer based gels have been widely applied in the fractured reservoir for water shutoff and
enhancing oil recovery. In this study, a polymer gel system with long-gelation time and high …

Influences of fracture aperture on the water-shutoff performance of polyethyleneimine cross-linking partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide gels in hydraulic fractured …

JZ Zhao, H Jia, WF Pu, R Liao - Energy & fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
In previous study, we have discussed the gelation performance of the polyethyleneimine
(PEI) cross-linking partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) gel system. The major goals …

Impact assessment of polymer, cross-linker, and nanoparticles on gelation kinetics and properties of silica nanocomposite hydrogel for water shut-off treatment in …

M Mandal, RP Kumar, K Ojha - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The study presented the impacts of various parameters like compositional combinations of
PHPA (partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide), organic cross-linker (hydroquinone-HQ and …