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Sweep efficiency

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003721

A measure of how effectively an injected fluid displaces oil from a reservoir, considering both areal and vertical coverage. It quantifies the portion of the reservoir contacted by the injected fluid during a displacement process. This efficiency is influenced by reservoir heterogeneity, fluid properties, and injection patterns, and is expressed as a percentage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003721
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003721",
  "term": "Sweep efficiency",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A measure of how effectively an injected fluid displaces oil from a reservoir, considering both areal and vertical coverage. It quantifies the portion of the reservoir contacted by the injected fluid during a displacement process. This efficiency is influenced by reservoir heterogeneity, fluid properties, and injection patterns, and is expressed as a percentage.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/sweep-efficiency/"
}

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