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Polymer flooding

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002854

An enhanced oil recovery method that injects water thickened with a polymer into a reservoir to improve sweep efficiency. The increased viscosity of the injected fluid reduces its mobility, allowing it to push oil more effectively through heterogeneous formations. This technique typically recovers an additional 5-20% of the original oil in place after waterflooding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002854
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002854",
  "term": "Polymer flooding",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An enhanced oil recovery method that injects water thickened with a polymer into a reservoir to improve sweep efficiency. The increased viscosity of the injected fluid reduces its mobility, allowing it to push oil more effectively through heterogeneous formations. This technique typically recovers an additional 5-20% of the original oil in place after waterflooding.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/polymer-flooding/"
}

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