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Mobility buffer

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004383

A volume of fluid, usually a polymer solution, injected into a reservoir following a slug of chemical agent in an enhanced oil recovery process. The buffer has a lower mobility than the displaced oil and water, creating a graded mobility zone between the chemical slug and the final drive water. This prevents viscous fingering and provides a more stable, piston-like displacement of the oil bank toward production wells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004383
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004383",
  "term": "Mobility buffer",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A volume of fluid, usually a polymer solution, injected into a reservoir following a slug of chemical agent in an enhanced oil recovery process. The buffer has a lower mobility than the displaced oil and water, creating a graded mobility zone between the chemical slug and the final drive water. This prevents viscous fingering and provides a more stable, piston-like displacement of the oil bank toward production wells.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/mobility-buffer/"
}

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