Alkaline Flooding

James J. Sheng

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-386545-8.00006-3

Alkaline Flooding

James J. Sheng

Petroleum Engineering

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Abstract

In this chapter, we briefly present the fundamentals of alkaline flooding which include comparison of alkalis, alkaline reactions with crude oil, water and reservoir rock, and alkaline flooding mechanisms. Typical field injection data like alkaline injection concentrations and volumes, and field application conditions are discussed. Finally, we present two mobility-control cases in Russia, one case using high alkaline concentration in Hungary, one caustic-flooding case in India, three cases in the United States, and one case in a Canadian heavy oil field.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Enhanced Oil Recovery Field Case Studies
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	143-167
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123865458
ISBN (Print)	9780123865465
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386545-8.00006-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Alkaline flooding
alkali
mobility control
petroleum acid
rock dissolution
soap

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