Table 8 Summary of viscoelastic polymer flooding field applications.
From: A comprehensive review of viscoelastic polymer flooding in sandstone and carbonate rocks
No | Field | Rock and fluid properties | Polymer properties | IOR (%) | References | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rock Type | \(\overline{k }\)(mD) | \(\overline{T }\)(°C) | Oil Viscosity In-situ (cP) | Connate Salinity (ppm) | Cp (ppm) | Solution Viscosity In-situ (cP) | Solution Salinity (ppm) | ||||
1 | Northeast Hallsville Crane (USA) | Limestone | 50 | 109 | 0.09 | N. A | 250 | N. A | N. A | 18 | Moore262 |
2 | West Coyote (USA) | Sandstone | 450 | 57 | 8 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 10–35 | 12,000 | 17 | Shuler et al.283 |
3 | Vacuum (USA) | Dolomite | 17.3 | 38 | 0.88 | 169,000 | 50 | 1.5–5 | 387 | 1 | Hovendick252 |
4 | Eliasville Caddo (USA) | Limestone | 11 | 46 | 3 | 165,000 | 630–1,500 | 5–35 | 1,200 | 4.2 | Weiss264 |
5 | Courtenay (France) | Sandstone | 2,000 | 30 | 40 | 400 | 100–900 | N. A | N. A | 12 | Putz et al.284 |
6 | Captain (UK) | Sandstone | 5,000 | 30.5 | 47–88 | 9,000–20,000 | 1250–4500 | 20–200 | N. A | 16 | |
7 | Xiaermen (China) | Fault-Block Sandstone | 4,780 | 50 | 70 | 2,127 | 600–1,200 | 12–16.5 | 2,127 | 10 | Deng et al.287, Sheng211 |
8 | Daqing (China) | Sandstone | 454 | 45 | 10 | 8,217.5 | 1,750–2,250 | 47.4 | 5,328 | 7–20 | Wang et al.155, Guo et al.288 |
9 | Marmul (Oman) | Sandstone | 8,000–25,000 | 46 | 90 | 7,404 | 1,000 | 15 | 600 | 59 (total) | Sheng211 |
10 | Xiaermen (China) | Sandstone | 4,780 | 50 | 70 | 2,127 | 600–1,200 | 12–16.5 | 2,127 | 10 | Sheng211 |
11 | East Bodo (Canada) | Sandstone | 1,000 | 50 | 1300 | 25,000–29,000 | 1,500 | 60 | 3,700 | N. A | Sheng211 |
12 | Abu Dhabi Oilfield (UAE) | Limestone | 10–100; 1–10 | 120 | N. A | 200,000 | 2500 | 3.7 | N. A | N. A | |
13 | Dalia (Angola) | Sandstone |  > 1,000 | 50 | 1–10 | 120,000 | 900 | 3–6 | 52,000 | 7 | Morel et al.290 |
14 | Tambaredjo (Suriname) | Sandstone | 4,000 | 38 | 400–600 | 2,500–5,000 | 1,000 | 50 | 400–500 | 11 | Delamaide et al.291 |
15 | Mangala (India) | Sandstone | 200–20,000 | 65 | 15 | N. A | 500–2,000 | 2.5–30 | 5,267 | 7 | Mehta et al.292 |
16 | Shengli (China) | Sandstone | 1,800 | 71 | 46.3 | 5,923 | 1,500 | 20.5 | 5,727 | 20.6 | Guo et al.288 |
17 | Xinjiang (China) | Conglomerate | 189 | 34.3 | 5.13 | 28,868 | 1,000–1,200 |  > 60 | 7,031 | 12.1 | Guo et al.288 |
18 | Chengdau (China) | Sandstone | 1,397 | 65 | 30–70 | N. A | 3000 |  > 25 | N. A | 11.6 | Gathier et al.293 |
19 | Milne Point Field (USA) | Sandstone | 100–1000 | 20–32 | 40–1300 | 2,000–3,000 | N. A | ≈300–800 | 2,000–3,000 | 27 | Edwards et al.261 |
