Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Polymers
Volume
12
Issue
10
First Page
1
Last Page
32
Publisher
MDPI
School
School of Engineering
RAS ID
32800
Abstract
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Several publications by authors in the field of petrochemical engineering have examined the use of chemically enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) technology, with a specific interest in polymer flooding. Most observations thus far in this field have been based on the application of certain chemicals and/or physical properties within this technique regarding the production of 50–60% trapped (residual) oil in a reservoir. However, there is limited information within the literature about the combined effects of this process on whole properties (physical and chemical). Accordingly, in this work, we present a clear distinction between the use of xanthan gum (XG) and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) as a polymer flood, serving as a background for future studies. XG and HPAM have been chosen for this study because of their wide acceptance in relation to EOR processes. To this degree, the combined effect of a polymer’s rheological properties, retention, inaccessible pore volume (PV), permeability reduction, polymer mobility, the effects of salinity and temperature, and costs are all investigated in this study. Further, the generic screening and design criteria for a polymer flood with emphasis on XG and HPAM are explained. Finally, a comparative study on the conditions for laboratory (experimental), pilot-scale, and field-scale application is presented.
DOI
10.3390/polym12102429
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Muhammed, N. S., Haq, M. B., Al-Shehri, D., Rahaman, M. M., Keshavarz, A., & Hossain, S. M. Z. (2020). Comparative study of green and synthetic polymers for enhanced oil recovery. Polymers, 12(10), article 2429. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12102429