In Situ Prepared Microemulsion-polymer Flooding in Enhanced Oil Recovery—A Review

• Main Authors: Jeirani, Z., Mohamed Jan, B., Si Ali, B., See, C.H., Saphanuchart, W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11902/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10916466.2011.588644#.VLNvrck26vY; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2011.588644

Microemulsion could be formed in situ through simultaneous injection of surfactant, cosurfactant, and brine into the reservoir. The formed microemulsion is expected to propagate toward the production well and along its way sweep significant amounts of the remaining hydrocarbon in the reservoir. Ther...