A simple model of the rheological curve of HPAM solutions at different temperatures.

ABSTRACT: The oil and gas industry faces two significant challenges, including rising global temperatures and depletion of reserves. Enhanced recovery techniques such as polymer flooding have positioned themselves as an alternative that attracts international attention thanks to increased recovery factors with low CO2 emissions. However, existing physical models need further refinement to improve predictive accuracy and prevent design failures in polymer flooding projects. In particular, disposing of adequate rheological models is vital as they are intimately associated with the sweep efficiency of the fluid. The rheological curves of polymeric solutions of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) can be obtained from a viscosity measurement at a single shear rate using the recently reported PAMA

SUBMITTER: Perez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11686265 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature