Thursday, August 2, 2012

Polymer Flooding -- New Extraction Technique -- China -- Nothing To Do With The Bakken

Linking this story solely for future reference if needed.
Data showed the oil-recovery rate in the testing block was raised by 10.3 percent and could be lifted by up to 12.1 percent, according to the country's largest oil and gas producer. This marks a breakthrough in the application of polymer flooding in conglomerate layers, a key technique that will bolster oil production ...

2 comments:

  1. Has anyone ever used Gorila glue? You have to wet the surface first to get the polymer to set up. Formations with oil and water stringers can have polymer squeezed in. It will not adhere to the oil but will set up on the water zone.Great science on the correct situation.

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