ReviewPolymers2022
Application of Polymers for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review.
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- Optimization of Chemical Flooding Injection System and Enhanced Oil Recovery after Water Flooding in Block J16, Liaohe Oilfield.ACS omega · 2026Article
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- Study on Enhanced Oil Recovery of Nanofluid-Polymer Binary Flooding Technology in Medium-High Permeability Reservoirs.Polymers · 2026Article
- Hydrophobic Modification of Polyacrylamides with Oligo(Lactide): A Comparative Study in Two Solvent Systems.ACS omega · 2026Article
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- Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Gemini Hydrophobically Associating Polyacrylamide.ACS omega · 2025Article
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- Development and Mechanism of the Graded Polymer Profile-Control Agent for Heterogeneous Heavy Oil Reservoirs Under Water Flooding.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Polymers play a significant role in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to their viscoelastic properties and macromolecular structure. Herein, the mechanisms of the application of polymeric materials for enhanced oil recovery are elucidated. Subsequently, the polymer types used for EOR, namely synthetic polymers and natural polymers (biopolymers), and their properties are discussed. Moreover, the numerous applications for EOR such as polymer flooding, polymer foam flooding, alkali-polymer flooding, surfactant-polymer flooding, alkali-surfactant-polymer flooding, and polymeric nanofluid flooding are appraised and evaluated. Most of the polymers exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in the presence of shear forces. The biopolymers exhibit better salt tolerance and thermal stability but are susceptible to plugging and biodegradation. As for associative synthetic polyacrylamide, several complexities are involved in unlocking its full potential. Hence, hydrolyzed polyacrylamide remains the most coveted polymer for field application of polymer floods. Finally, alkali-surfactant-polymer flooding shows good efficiency at pilot and field scales, while a recently devised polymeric nanofluid shows good potential for field application of polymer flooding for EOR.
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