Petroleum production: polymers in.

Oluyemi, Gbenga Folorunso

Abstract

Polymers are widely used in oil and gas industry for a range of petroleum production applications. Their viscoelastic and solution thickening properties have particularly made them a chemical of choice for petroleum production applications. This entry explores and discusses various types of polymers used in the oil and gas industry for petroleum production applications. It focusses on chemical treatment optimization, water shutoff for enhanced hydrocarbon production and reduced water production, and enhanced oil recovery, and provides a treatise of rheological characterization methods and models for these polymers.

Citation

OLUYEMI, G.F. 2019. Petroleum production: polymers in. In Mishra, M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of polymer applications. Abingdon: CRC Press [online], chapter 98, pages 2041-2060. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351019422

• Other Type: Reference Work Contribution
• Online Publication Date: Dec 17, 2018
• Publication Date: Jan 2, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 27, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 27, 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 2041-2060
• Chapter Number: 98
• ISBN: 9781498729932
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351019422
• Keywords: Modeling; Petroleum producation; Polymers; Production operation; Rheological behavior; Salinity
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/783165