Polymer Flooding: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Lessons Learned from Field Practices
Harry L. Chang,
Zhidong Guo,
Jieyuan Zhang
Abstract:It has been over 40 years since the publication of an early paper titled 'Polymer Flooding, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow' in the Journal of Petroleum Technology (Chang, 1978). Significant progress has been achieved since then, with successful commercial-scale applications in China (Daqing, Shengli, Xinjiang, Henan, and Bohai Bay offshore), Canada (Pelican Lake and Brintnell), India (Mangala), Oman (Marmul), the UK North Sea (Captain), and the USA (Yates, Vacuum, and Milne Point) since then. However, global p… Show more
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