Table 3 Formation and sea water properties.

From: A comparative study of the rheological and adsorption behaviors of bio-and synthetic polymers for enhanced oil recovery

Salt

Formation water (FW)

(ppm)

Sea water (SW)

(ppm)

\(\:{K}^{+}/{Na}^{+}\)

75,178

12,533

\(\:{Ca}^{2+}\)

9620

451

\(\:{Mg}^{2+}\)

1455

156

\(\:{SO}_{4}^{2-}\)

555

3218

\(\:{HCO}_{3}^{-}\)

483

141

\(\:{Cl}^{-}\)

136,678

22,659

\(\:TDS\)

223,969

39,154