Evaluating Factors Impacting Polymer Flooding in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Laboratory and Field-Scale Applications

AL Khlaifat, S Fakher, GH Harrison - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer flooding is an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method used to increase oil recovery
from oil reservoirs beyond primary and secondary recovery. Although it is one of the most …

Enhancing polymer flooding efficiency in a sandstone oilfield in Kazakhstan through silica nanoparticle-based control of polymer adsorption

L Maratbekkyzy, M Shakeel, P Pourafshary… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer flooding improves reservoir tertiary recovery, especially in highly heterogeneous
formations containing viscous crude oils. Because polymer adsorption can result in a …

Recent Advances in Modeling Polymer Flooding

Z Li, RM Dean, H Lashgari, H Luo, JW Driver… - SPE Improved Oil …, 2024 - onepetro.org
New and improved physical property models have been added to the UTCHEM reservoir
simulator to accommodate a broader range of polymer flooding applications and to improve …

Optimizing Polymer Costs and Efficiency in Alkali–Polymer Oilfield Applications

RE Hincapie, A Borovina, T Clemens, E Hoffmann… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, we present various evaluations that are key prior field applications. The
workflow combines laboratory approaches to optimize the usage of polymers in combination …

[HTML][HTML] Alkali-Polymer Flooding in an Austrian Brownfield: From Laboratory to Field—Insights

M Tahir, R Hincapie, T Clemens, D Steineder… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
We focus on optimizing oil displacement in brownfields using alkali polymers (AP) flooding.
The goal is to enhance rock–fluid and fluid–fluid interactions to improve oil recovery. The …

Assessing Alkali-Polymer Interactions for EOR: Observations from Laboratory Evaluations and Field Application in Austria

M Tahir, A Farzaneh, E Hoffmann, R Hincapie… - SPE Europec featured …, 2024 - onepetro.org
We investigate into optimizing alkali-polymer (AP) flooding in brownfields, focusing on the
critical initiation of fluid-fluid and rock-fluid interactions for enhanced oil recovery. A detailed …

Alkali Polymer Flooding of a Romanian Field Containing Viscous Reactive Oil

E Hoffmann, RE Hincapie, A Borovina, T Clemens… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The study demonstrates the significant enhancement in oil production from a Romanian oil
field using alkali–polymer (AP) flooding for reactive viscous oil. We conducted …

Assessing the Alkali Polymer Flood Potential in Matzen Field Through Estimation of Remaining Oil Saturation with Partitioning Inter-Well Tracer Tests

S Mikulic, K Jevanord, RE Hincapie… - SPE Europec featured …, 2024 - onepetro.org
Alkali-Polymer (AP) flooding is currently piloted as an Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
method in Matzen field. Assessing the remaining oil saturation (Sor) both before and after …

Alkali Polymer Flooding: Tackling Risks and Challenges from Feasibility Study to Pilot

A Janczak, RE Hincapie, S Grottendorfer… - Abu Dhabi …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Alkali Polymer (AP) is considered as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique for a mature
field in Austria. To achieve technology qualification, different workflows have been …

Evaluation of Long Term Changes of Sulfonated Polymers and the Effect on Propagation in Hths Conditions

M Hesampour, L Nurmi, S Hanski, K Henttunen… - IOR+ 2023, 2023 - earthdoc.org
Recently, the potential of polymer flooding in high temperature and high salinity (HTHS)
fields has been evaluated from lab to pilot scale. The HTHS conditions are beyond …