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An Overview on Polymer Retention in Porous Media

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  • Sameer Al-Hajri

    (Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Syed M. Mahmood

    (Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Hesham Abdulelah

    (Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Saeed Akbari

    (Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

Abstract

Polymer flooding is an important enhanced oil recovery technology introduced in field projects since the late 1960s. The key to a successful polymer flood project depends upon proper estimation of polymer retention. The aims of this paper are twofold. First, to show the mechanism of polymer flooding and how this mechanism is affected by polymer retention. Based on the literature, the mobility ratio significantly increases as a result of the interactions between the injected polymer molecules and the reservoir rock. Secondly, to provide a better understanding of the polymer retention, we discussed polymer retention types, mechanisms, factors promoting or inhibiting polymer retention, methods and modeling techniques used for estimating polymer retention.

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  • Sameer Al-Hajri & Syed M. Mahmood & Hesham Abdulelah & Saeed Akbari, 2018. "An Overview on Polymer Retention in Porous Media," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:10:p:2751-:d:175561
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    1. Juan Zhao & Hongfu Fan & Qing You & Yi Jia, 2017. "Distribution and Presence of Polymers in Porous Media," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Vladimir Alvarado & Eduardo Manrique, 2010. "Enhanced Oil Recovery: An Update Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 3(9), pages 1-47, August.
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