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Polyacrylamide

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002845

A synthetic polymer used in enhanced oil recovery as a mobility control agent in polymer flooding. It increases the viscosity of injected water, improving sweep efficiency by reducing the mobility ratio between the injected fluid and the reservoir oil. This polymer is also employed as a flocculant in water treatment processes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002845
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002845",
  "term": "Polyacrylamide",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A synthetic polymer used in enhanced oil recovery as a mobility control agent in polymer flooding. It increases the viscosity of injected water, improving sweep efficiency by reducing the mobility ratio between the injected fluid and the reservoir oil. This polymer is also employed as a flocculant in water treatment processes.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/polyacrylamide/"
}

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