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O Permeability, 39
Ohmic method, 175 Petroleum reserves, 10
Oil, 1 Petrophysical field model, 186f
classification, 7 Piston compressors, 80 81
concentration of metals in, 8 Plait point, 89
displacement, 90, 93 Polymer flooding, 142 150
extraction, 1 2, 42, 90 advanced polymer systems, 175 176
effect of pressure, 90, 91f application criteria, 146 147, 147f
physical and chemical processes completed projects, 147 149, 148f
during, 90 implementation technology, 149 150,
gravity, 6 149f
physico-chemical gas parameters, 8 injection pressure, 150
production of, 1 2 placement of wells, 150
reserve classification, 9 15 polymer selection, 149
volume, 6, 8 mechanism of, 143
well shape and arrangement, 46 flow rate, 144
Oil density, 6 injectivity of polymer solution, 146
API (American Petroleum Institute) liquid behavior in, 143 144, 143f
scale of, 6 polymer adsorption, 145
Oil displacement polymer solution flow, 144 145
by gas injection, 96 rheology for heterogeneous porous
immiscible displacement, 96 media, 145f
miscible displacement, 96 Porosity, 37 38, 38f
Oil formation seismic profile, 182f Porous rock, 37
Oil-gas-condensate recovery, Possible reserves (P10), 13
coefficients of, 22 Probable reserves (P50), 13
Oil In Place (OIP), 16 Proved Developed Nonproducing (PDN), 13
Oil recovery, 203 Proved Developed Producing (PDP), 12
coefficient, 23 24 Proved Undeveloped (PUD) reserves, 13
costs, 204 Pseudoternary crude diagram, 88 89, 89f,
environmental concerns and, 204 111
stages and applied extraction technologies, Pseudoternary hydrocarbon diagrams, 90
58 59, 59f for mixing displacement, 92f
Oil recovery factor (ORF), 21 26
achievable value, 22 R
combined gravity and water drives, 24f Regulatory bodies and frameworks, 26
gas cap pressure, 24, 25f American Association of Petroleum
magnitude of projected, 22 23 Geologists (AAPG), 26
from reservoirs, 21 22 Canadian Security Administrators (CSA),
methods for calculating final (expected) 26
RF, 22 China Petroleum Reserves Office, 26
Olefins, 5 6 Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, 26
Open porosity, 38 Petroleum Resources Management System
Original-Oil-In-Place (OOIP), 16, 66, 174 (PRMS), 26
Outpost or extension test, 49 Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, 26
Overall displacement efficiency, 61 Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), 26
P Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 26
Paraffines, 5 6 Society of Petroleum Evaluation
Partial permeability, 42 Engineers (SPEE), 26