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Alkaline-surfactant-polymer flooding

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004224

An enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method that injects a solution containing alkali, surfactant, and polymer into a reservoir. The alkali reacts with crude oil to form natural surfactants, the injected surfactant reduces interfacial tension, and the polymer improves mobility control. This combined approach aims to mobilize and sweep residual oil more effectively than waterflooding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004224
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004224",
  "term": "Alkaline-surfactant-polymer flooding",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method that injects a solution containing alkali, surfactant, and polymer into a reservoir. The alkali reacts with crude oil to form natural surfactants, the injected surfactant reduces interfacial tension, and the polymer improves mobility control. This combined approach aims to mobilize and sweep residual oil more effectively than waterflooding.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/alkaline-surfactant-polymer-flooding/"
}

Record 110 of 4,499 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.