1991 Annual Report

Seright, R.S. and Martin, F.D.: "Fluid Diversion and Sweep Improvement with Chemical Gels in Oil Recovery Processes," second annual report (DOE/BC/14447-10), Contract No. DE-FG22-89BC14447, U.S. DOE (Nov. 1991).

 
Title Page   Abstract   Table of Contents  Acknowledgments   Executive Summary   
 
Chapter 1: Introduction
 
Chapter 2:Impact of Permeability and Lithology on Gel Performance
 
Chapter 3:Inherent Permeability to Water for Several Gels
 
Chapter 4:Reduction of Oil and Water Permeabilities Using a Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Gel
 
Chapter 5: Reduction of CO2 and Water Permeabilities Using Gels
 
Chapter 6: Impact of Capillary Pressure on Gel Placement
 
Chapter 7: Effect of Extreme Reservoir Heterogeneity on Gel Placement
 
Chapter 8: Gel Placement in Fractured Wells
 
Chapter 9: Impact of Crossflow on Gel Placement, Part 1: Use of a Water Postflush with a Water-Like Gelant
 
Chapter 10: Impact of Crossflow on Gel Placement, Part 2: Theoretical Analysis Using the Vertical Equilibrium Concept
 
Chapter 11: Impact of Crossflow on Gel Placement, Part 3: Experimental Demonstration of Viscous Crossflow
 
 
Nomenclature & References
 
Appendix A:Coreflood Data in Sandstones and Limestones (Supplement to Section 2)
 
Appendix B:Oil and Water Coreflood Data (Supplement to Section 4)
 
Appendix C:CO2 and Water Coreflood Data (Supplement to Section 5)
 
Appendix D: Derivation of Eq. 32
 
Appendix E: Derivation of Eq. 33
 
Appendix F: Impact of Transverse Dispersion
 
Appendix G: Derivation of Eq. 52
 
Appendix H: Results from Beadpack Floods (Supplement to Section 11)