Front cover; Modern Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Nomenclature; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Transport of Chemicals and Fractional Flow Curve Analysis; Chapter 3: Salinity Effect and Ion Exchange; Chapter 4: Mobility Control Requirement in EOR Processes; Chapter 5: Polymer Flooding; Chapter 6: Polymer Viscoelastic Behavior and Its Effect on Field Facilities and Operations; Chapter 7: Surfactant Flooding; Chapter 8: Optimum Phase Type and Optimum Salinity Profile in Surfactant Flooding; Chapter 9: Surfactant-Polymer Flooding.
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Crude oil development and production in U.S. oil reservoirs can include up to three distinct phases: primary, secondary, and tertiary (or enhanced) recovery. During primary recovery, the natural pressure of the reservoir or gravity drive oil into the wellbore, combined with artificial lift techniques (such as pumps) which bring the oil to the surface. But only about 10 percent of a reservoir's original oil in place is typically produced during primary recovery. Secondary recovery techniques to the field's productive life generally by injecting water or gas to displace oil and drive it to a pro.