Screening, Design, and Application of Chemical EOR to Control High Water-Cut and Reduce Residual Oil in a Complex Sandstone Oilfield in Kazakhstan
Mariam Shakeel,
Daniyar Yerniyazov,
Madi Yesmukhambet
et al.
Abstract:This paper presents the results acquired during first laboratory-scale chemical flooding evaluation for a giant waterflooded oilfield in Kazakhstan. A carefully-designed chemical flood recipe involves the injection of a mixture of surfactant and alkali/nanoparticles followed by polymer to reduce oil-water interfacial tension (IFT) by surfactant, minimize surfactant and polymer adsorption by alkali or nanoparticles (NPs), and provide mobility control by polymer. Collectively, such an efficient design yields con… Show more
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