| BF | Brine flood | PF | Polymer flood |
| BR | Bump rate | PV | Pore volume |
| CF | Core flood | RF | Recovery factor |
| DSSW | Ten times diluted synthetic sea water | ROS | Remaining oil saturation |
| DSSW+2SO4 | Ten times diluted synthetic sea water doubled with sulfate | Soi | Initial oil saturation |
| IFT | Interfacial tension | SSW | Synthetic sea water |
| IFV | Interfacial viscoelasticity | SSW+2SO4 | Synthetic sea water doubled with sulfate |
| Kb | Permeability to brine | SSW+4SO4 | Synthetic sea water quadrupled with sulfate |
| kg | Permeability to gas | SW | Smart Water |
| MM | Micromodel | Swc | Connate water saturation |
| PDI | Potential determining ions | TDS | Total dissolved solids |