Evaluation of OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) Macromolecular Solution for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Kazakhstan Carbonate Reservoir

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 18; p. 6827
• Main Authors: Abbas, Azza Hashim, Ajunwa, Obinna Markraphael, Mazhit, Birzhan, Martyushev, Dmitriy A., Bou-Hamdan, Kamel Fahmi, Alsaheb, Ramzi A. Abd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Biopolymers; carbonate; Chemical properties; Enhanced oil recovery; Methods; Molecular weight; Oil fields; Ostwald–de Waele power-law model; Permeability; Petroleum; Petroleum production; polymer flooding; Polymers; polysaccharides; Reserves; Reservoirs; Rheology; Salinity; Secondary recovery of oil; shear-thinning; Viscosity; Kazakhstan

Natural polymers have been investigated as part of the endeavors of green chemistry practice in the oil field. However, natural polymer studies are still preliminary. The current study examines okra’s (natural polymer) efficiency for polymer flooding, particularly in Kazakhstan. The evaluation targe...