Abstract
Polymer flooding is one of the most promising techniques for the recovery of remaining oil from light oil reservoirs. Water soluble polymers are used to enhance the viscosity of displacing fluid and to improve the sweep efficiency. In this paper, water soluble polymers used for chemical enhanced oil recovery are reviewed. Conventional and novel modified polymers are discussed along with their limitations. The review covers thermal stability, rheology, and adsorption behavior of various polymer systems in sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. Field and laboratory core flooding data of several polymers are covered. The review describes the polymer systems that are successfully applied in low-temperature and low-salinity reservoirs. Comprehensive review of current research activities aiming at extending polymer flooding to high-temperature and high-salinity reservoirs is performed. The review has identified current and future challenges of polymer flooding.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 491-530 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Journal | Polymer Reviews |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Jul 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- Polymer flooding
- adsorption
- enhanced oil recovery
- rheology
- thermal stability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- General Chemistry
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Biomedical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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