Abstract:Polymer flooding is one of the most extensively applied techniques for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that relies on increasing the injected fluid viscosity by adding polymers in different concentrations. The aim is to improve the mobility ratio between the oil and the displacing fluid, reducing channeling effects and boosting sweep efficiency. In this work, a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization approach is developed in order to address production planning decisions, also assessing the convenience of polymer flo… Show more
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