Water-Soluble Polymers for Petroleum Recovery

Water-Soluble Polymers for Petroleum Recovery by G.A. Stahl, D.N. Schulz.

We both found ourselves working on water-soluble polymers for oil recovery in the early 1980' s. Our previ ous backgrounds i nvo 1 ved the synthesi sand characteri zati on of hydrocarbon polymers for everythi ng from elastomers to plastics. As such, we were largely unprepared for the special di...

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Main Authors: Stahl, G.A (Author), Schulz, D.N (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Fossil fuels.
Chemical engineering.
Polymers  .
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • The Role of Polymers in Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • A Review of Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Complex Polymers for Use in the Recovery of Petroleum and Other Natural Resources
  • Propagation of Polymer Slugs Through Adsorbent Porous Media
  • The Simulation of Polymer Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media
  • Correlation of the Flow of Flocon 4800 Biopolymer with Polymer Concentration and Rock Properties in Berea Sandstone
  • Polymer Chemistry/Preparation
  • High Temperature and Hardness Stable Copolymers of Vinylpyrrolidone and Acrylamide
  • Vinyl Sulfonate/Vinyl Amide Copolymers as Temperature- and Salt-Stable Thickeners for EOR Flooding Processes
  • Thermally Stable Acrylic Polymer for Profile Modification Applications
  • Hydrophobically Associating Polymers
  • Structurally Tailored Macromolecules for Mobility Control in Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Behavior of Polyampholytes in Aqueous Salt Solution
  • The Aqueous Conformation and Solubility of Polyvinylpyrrolidone in Relation to the Use of Polymers in Oil Recovery
  • Polymer Characterization
  • Size Characterization of EOR Polymers in Solution
  • Absolute MWD’s of Polyacrylamides by Sedimentation and Light Scattering
  • A Comparative Study of Xanthans by Light Scattering
  • Conformational Analysis of Xanthan and Welan Using Electron Microscopy
  • Dynamic Uniaxial Extensional Viscosities and Their Importance in the Mechanical Stability of Water-Soluble Carbohydrate Polymer Solutions
  • Thermally Promoted Hydrolysis of Polyacrylamide
  • Role of Imidization in Thermal Hydrolysis of Polyacrylamides
  • Evaluation of Polymers for Oilfield Use: Viscosity Development, Filterability and Degradation
  • Crosslinked Polymers
  • The Application of Gels in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory, Polymers and Crosslinker Systems
  • Laboratory Evaluation of Crosslinked Polymer Gels for Water Diversion
  • Study of Intra-Molecular Crosslinking of Polyacrylamide in Cr(III)-Polyacrylamide Gelation by Size-Exclusion Chromatography, Low-Angle Laser Light Scattering, and Viscometry
  • Detection of Microgels in EOR Polymers Using Microcapillary Flow.

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