Development and results of the Hale/Mable leases cooperative polymer EOR injection project, Vacuum (Grayburg-San Andres) field, Lea County, New Mexico

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/16722-PA· OSTI ID:5568766

Hovendick, M D ^[1]

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1. Phillips Petroleum Co. (US)

This paper presents a case history of the design, implementation, and results of a tertiary polymer EOR injection project conducted by Phillips Petroleum Co. in their Hale and Mable leases located in the Vacuum (Grayburg-San Andres) field, Lea County, NM. Polymer is being injected at a relatively low concentration, and the paper concludes that, given the reservoir rock and fluid properties prevalent in the Hale and Mable leases, a low-concentration polymer flood is just as effective as a higher-concentration flood as long as the total pounds of polymer injected is the same.

• OSTI ID: 5568766
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (USA), Vol. 4:3; ISSN 0885-9248
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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