alkaline flooding

[′al·kə‚līn ′fləd·iŋ]

(petroleum engineering)

A type of enhanced oil recovery in which alkaline chemicals are injected during a water flooding or are combined with polymer flooding; the chemicals react with acids in the crude oil to form surfactants.

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caustic flooding

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- Growth Lever Intact for Alkaline Flooding Solutions

Global Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR / IOR) Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts 2019-2025: Progressive Trend in Oilfield Chemicals Industry Creates Conducive Environment

Zhang et al., "Study of the factors influencing alkaline flooding in heavy-oil reservoirs," Energy & Fuels, vol.

Liu, "Analysis of microscopic displacement mechanisms of alkaline flooding for enhanced heavy-oil recovery," Energy & Fuels, vol.

Experimental Study of Enhancing Oil Recovery with Weak Base Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer

Islam, "Dynamic interfacial tension in surfactant enhanced alkaline flooding," Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, vol.

Burchfield, "Design and optimization of alkaline flooding formulations," in Proceedings of the SPE/DOE Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium, SPE-20238-MS, Tulsa, Okla, USA, 1990.

ASP Flooding: Theory and Practice Progress in China

The topics include polymer flooding practice in Daqing, alkaline flooding, surfactant enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reserves, facility requirements for implementing a chemical enhanced oil recovery project, the use of microorganisms to enhance oil recovery, and the cold production of heavy oil.

Enhanced oil recovery; field case studies

Currently, several different technologies are being utilized on the re-completion side including alkaline flooding and other surfactant chemistry.

CJM and JBA Cancels FEGR LOI

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