The presence of pollutants and toxic contaminants in water sources makes it unfit to run
through. Though various conventional techniques are on deck, development of new …

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 …

Biopolymers have been employed in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to their high viscosity
and significant effects on waterflooding performance. Sodium alginate (NaAlg) is an …

Oil recoveries from medium and heavy oil reservoirs under natural recovery production are
small because of the high viscosity of the oil. Normal water flooding procedures are usually …

Polymers increase the macroscopic efficiency of the flooding process and increase crude oil
recovery. The viscosity of 3 polymers xanthan, guar, and Arabic gums is measured in the lab …

In this project, low‐salinity water flooding has been modeled on ECLIPSE black oil simulator
in three cases for a total field production life of twenty‐five years. In the first case, low‐salinity …

Many studies have been conducted to focused on developing an optimal alkali/surfactant/
polymer (ASP) composition to increase the recovered fraction of oil in reservoirs that have …

High technical and financial risks are involved in exploring and exploiting new fields; hence,
greater focus has placed on the development of environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and …

Thin oil rim reservoirs are predominantly those with pay thickness of less than 100 ft. Oil
production challenges arise due to the nature of the gas cap and aquifer in such reservoirs …

This study reports the extraction and performance evaluation of two bio-derived polymers for
enhanced oil recovery applications. The oil displacement processes were conducted using …