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THE POTENTIAL OF POLYMER

FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
PROCESS ON OIL REFINERY:
A LITERATURE RESEARCH
Authors: Rini Setiati, Marmora Titi Malinda, and Joy Sabrina

Department of Petroleum EngineeringFaculty of Earth and Energy Technology Trisakti University Jakarta
 INTRODUCTION
Oil recovery process can be done by conducting
exploration on new refineries or by optimizing oil
recovery in existing or old oil refineries. The main
factor of the decrease of oil production in
Indonesia is that most of Indonesian oil refineries
are old and the inability to recover new oil
r e f i n e r y. C h e m i c a l i n j e c t i o n i s o n e o f t h e e f f o r t s t o
improve o i l r e c o v e r y, or what is known as
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) process.
POLYMER
INJECTION

Can be done if the reservoir still utilized as thickener to produce

possesses economical oil content higher injection fluid viscosity
to produce after water injection and optimally drive the oil

able to improve oil sweeping and plays important role to optimize 02

rush efficiencies in the reservoir oil driver and
pusher
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POLYME
R
FLOODIN
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SCHEME

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 water soluble polymers

possess high viscosity in lower

concentration

POLYMER decent thermal endurance

CHARACTERISTIC
S decent mechanical stabilities

decent salinity stabilities

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STAGES OF
POLYMER
INJECTION
protection by fresh water buffer
Pre- flush

additional oil recovery mobility controls

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WHY IS POLYMER COMMONLY USED?

• relatively simple application technique,

• low cost
• relatively high capacity of oil recovery
• possesses high level of efficiency
POLYMER INJECTION
PARAMETERS
reservoir temperature clay compound

formation water salinity oil viscosity

divalent compound the ability to form a formation

CON Polymer injection is commonly used
because of its

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relatively simple application and relatively higher recovery level

SION
Polymer injection effectiveness is influenced by viscosity, molecule weight and

polymer concentration.

The function of polymer is to improve

mobility ratio so that water flow will not overtake oil flow, and increasing sweep

efficiency

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