Minimizing Water Production from Unconventional Gas Wells Using a Novel Environmentally Benign Polymer Gel System

Excess water production is a major economic and environmental problem for the oil and gas industry. The cost of processing excess water runs into billions of dollars. Polymer gel technology has been successfully used in controlling water influx without damaging hydrocarbon production in conventional...

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Main Author: Gakhar, Kush
Other Authors: Schubert, Jerome
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10590