Model acrylamide random and graft copolymers for utilization in enhanced oil recovery

Conference · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6508780

McCormick, C L; Neidlinger, H H; Hester, R D

In recent years, an increasingly large number of commercial and experimental water-soluble polymers have become available for utilization as displacement fluids in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Unfortunately, the potential usefulness of these polymers is not easily assessed. Variations in macromolecular structure, molecular weight, branching, ionic character and hydrogen bonding capacity of each polymer type cause drastic behavioral differences under a given set of field conditions. Synthesis, characterization and rheological studies of random and graft copolymers which serve as models for use as mobility control agents in EOR have been conducted. The goals of this research project are to gain a more complete understanding of structure-property relations of water soluble macromolecules, to develop simple, yet meaningful screening tests, to project performance under field conditions and ultimately to synthesize polymers which are more efficient than those presently used in EOR. In this paper, results obtained on random copolymers of acrylamide with sodium-2-sulfoethylmethacrylate, or with sodium-2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate, and acrylamide grafted copolymers of dextran are reported.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
• OSTI ID: 6508780
• Report Number(s): CONF-810308-(Vol.1)
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 26:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACRYLAMIDE
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
AMIDES
BLOOD SUBSTITUTES
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
COPOLYMERIZATION
COPOLYMERS
DEXTRAN
DRUGS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
ESTERS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GRAFT POLYMERS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS
METHACRYLIC ACID ESTERS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERSULFATES
PETROLEUM
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
POLYSACCHARIDES
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
SACCHARIDES
SHEAR
SODIUM CHLORIDES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
VISCOSITY