PGE 513 :Tertiary Oil Recovery

-Recognize the principles governing fluid and rock interactions

-Methods of inferring fluid distribution in porous media

-Principles of multiphase flow in porous media

-Theories of entrapment and Mobilization of residual oil

-Chemical flooding methods using surfactants, polymer carbon dioxide , caustic , etc

-Basic equations, theories and models.

-State of the art and field experience

-Laboratory tests

-Air Pollution Impacts of Chemical Recovery Methods:

Surface Water

Ground Water

Land Use

Geologic Hazards

Noise