Oil recovery process using a polyacrylamide gel

Wells – Processes – Distinct – separate injection and producing wells

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166273, 252 855D, E21B 4316, C09K 300

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ABSTRACT:
A polymer gel is formulated by adding a cross-linking agent containing a polyvalent metal cation to an aqueous solution of undried partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide. The resulting gel is dissolved or suspended in an aqueous medium and injected via a well into a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation to improve oil recovery from the formation.

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