| APP | amphiphilic polymer 1 |
| ASP | alkali-surfactant-polymer |
| CAC | critical aggregation concentration |
| CDC | capillary desaturation curves |
| CDG | colloidal dispersion gel |
| CPDI | centralized preparation and dispersion injection |
| CNPC | China National Oil Company |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| EOR | enhanced oil recovery |
| FCL | first-class layer in Daqing oilfield |
| HAWP | hydrophobically associating water-soluble polymer |
| HCHMW | high-concentration high-molecular-weight polymer flooding |
| HPAM | hydrolyzed polyacrylamide |
| IAJN | amphiphilic polymer 2 |
| IORF | incremental oil recovery factor |
| IR | input–output ratio |
| KYPAM | comb-type polymer |
| LSP | low-salinity polymer flooding |
| LSW | low-salinity water flooding |
| MW | molecular weight |
| OOIP | original oil in place |
| PAIT | polymer alternation injection technology |
| RF | resistance factor |
| ROS | residual oil saturation |
| RRF | residual resistance factor |
| SCL | second-class layer in Daqing oilfield |
| SP | surfactant-polymer |
| SPT | separate-layer polymer-injection technology |
| SRP | salt-resistance polymer |
| TCL | third-class layer in Daqing oilfield |
| TVP | thermoviscosifying polymer |