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                        <title>A conversation on microgels, nano gels and other products in inverse emulsion form</title>
                        <link>https://polymer-flooding.com/community/conformance/a-conversation-on-microgels-nano-gels-and-other-products-in-inverse-emulsion-form/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A discussion to be found here.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A discussion to be found <a title="Conversation on microbes and ice" href="https://polymer-flooding.com/index.php/2023/10/24/a-conversation-on-microgels-nanogels-and-other-products-in-inverse-emulsion-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://polymer-flooding.com/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Antoine Thomas</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Analytical equations for injectivity</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s list the papers with analytical equations to predict polymer injectivity. Here&#039;s a couple:
Development of an Analytical Injectivity Model for Non-Newtonian Polymer Solutions. Li  and ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let's list the papers with analytical equations to predict polymer injectivity. Here's a couple:</p>
<h1 class="wi-article-title article-title-main"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="https://onepetro.org/SJ/article-abstract/19/03/381/206315/Development-of-an-Analytical-Injectivity-Model-for?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Development of an Analytical Injectivity Model for Non-Newtonian Polymer Solutions. Li  and Delshad. 2014</a></span></h1>
<h1 class="wi-article-title article-title-main"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="https://onepetro.org/SPEIOR/proceedings-abstract/18IOR/3-18IOR/215780" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Results of the UK Captain Field Interwell EOR Pilot. Poulsen et al. 2018.</a></span></h1>
<h1 class="wi-article-title article-title-main"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="https://onepetro.org/SPEEURO/proceedings-abstract/19EURO/4-19EURO/217898" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Use Analytical Tools to Forecast Injectivity in Polymer Floods - Delamaide. SPE195513. 2021</a></span></h1>
<h1 id="screen-reader-main-title" class="Head u-font-serif u-h2 u-margin-s-ver"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920410521004083" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An analytical tool to forecast horizontal well injectivity in viscous oil polymer floods. Aitkulov et al. 2022</a></span></h1>
<h1 class="wi-article-title article-title-main"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="https://onepetro.org/SPEATCE/proceedings-abstract/23ATCE/1-23ATCE/D012S006R002/535642?redirectedFrom=PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Analytical Tool to Predict Fracture Extension and Elastic Desaturation for Polymer Field Projects. Abdullah et al. 2023</a></span></h1>
<h1 class="wi-article-title article-title-main"><span style="font-size: 10pt">And of course the book from Lake </span></h1>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://polymer-flooding.com/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Antoine Thomas</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Decision tree and overview</title>
                        <link>https://polymer-flooding.com/community/conformance/decision-tree-and-overview/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have posted a document summarizing the main ideas + my own decision tree here.
Comments/improvements welcome!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have posted a document summarizing the main ideas + my own decision tree <a title="Conformance &amp; WSO" href="https://polymer-flooding.com/index.php/conformance-wso/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></p>
<p>Comments/improvements welcome!</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://polymer-flooding.com/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Antoine Thomas</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Revisiting polymer selection workflows</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[How representative are the tests we do in the lab. for polymer selection? Are the procedures up-to-date and universal?
These are some of the topics I discuss here:
Revisiting polymer selec...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How representative are the tests we do in the lab. for polymer selection? Are the procedures up-to-date and universal?</p>
<p>These are some of the topics I discuss here:</p>
<p><a title="Revisiting polymer selection workflows" href="https://polymer-flooding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Revisiting-polymer-selection-workflows-for-chemical-enhanced-oil-recovery-IOR-EAGE-vf2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Revisiting polymer selection workflows</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://polymer-flooding.com/community/"></category>                        <dc:creator>Antoine Thomas</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Injectivity - an overview</title>
                        <link>https://polymer-flooding.com/community/injectivity/injectivity-an-overview/</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have posted my latest take on the &quot;injectivity question&quot; here:
injectivity
Hope this helps!
Antoine]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have posted my latest take on the "injectivity question" here:</p>
<p><a title="A conversation on injectivity" href="https://polymer-flooding.com/index.php/injectivity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">injectivity</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Antoine</p>]]></content:encoded>
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