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. 2019 Apr 16;9(21):11968–11977. doi: 10.1039/c9ra00465c

Displacement results of emulsion polymer (GF-1) and conventional polymer in heterogeneous cores.

Injection solution Oil recovery by the water flood, % Overall oil recovery, % Incremental oil recovery by the polymer flood
HPCa LPCb Total HPC LPC Total HPC LPC Total
Emulsion polymer 45.26 12.26 30.47 67.11 49.76 58.74 21.85 37.50 28.27
Conventional polymer 46.45 13.82 31.85 67.83 44.47 57.38 21.38 30.65 25.53
a

HPC = high permeability core.

b

LPC = low permeability core.