Table 7. Comparison of Advantages and Disadvantages of the MMP Reduction Methods.
| Reducing Techniques | Advantages | Disadvantages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscible Solvents | Monocomponent Miscible Solvents | Efficiently promote CO2 flooding to be miscible. | High cost. MMP may increase sharply during the displacement process. |
| Polycomponent Miscible Solvents | Effect of reducing IFT is better. | Large amount of injection. Economic benefit is low. | |
| Surfactants | Less dosage. Effect of reducing MMP is remarkable. Low cost. | It is easy to cause chromatographic separation. The selection of reagents needs to evaluate the adaptability to reservoirs. | |