Enhanced oil recovery by improved waterflooding. Second annual report
Energy Resources Co. Inc. is currently operating a pilot polymer improved waterflood of the Storms Pool, a sandstone reservoir in the Illinois Basin. The polymer selected, based on laboratory comparisons of 10 different products under simulated reservoir conditions, is a xanthan-type polysaccharide polymer. Laboratory work included preliminary testing of biocides and oxygen scavengers. Development of the pilot area continued with the completion of the injection facility. Preliminary simulation was begun to determine the effect of polymer adsorption, field-wide drift, and other conditions on eventual production. An injection strategy will be determined based on these results. A complete environmental assessment of the project was made and proper containment and disposal facilities were added to the design of the injection system.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE San Francisco Operations Office, Oakland, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 6166167
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/12065-26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
OIL WELLS
WATERFLOODING
ENHANCED RECOVERY
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FLUID FLOW
ILLINOIS
PETROLEUM
POLYMERS
SANDSTONES
SWEEP EFFICIENCY
WASTE DISPOSAL
WATER TREATMENT
XANTHUM GUM
CARBOHYDRATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION V
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
RECOVERY
ROCKS
SACCHARIDES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WELLS
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