Gussenov, Iskander; Nuraje, Nurxat; Kudajbergenov, Sarkyt E. - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 733-746
Having a high water cut reduces the economic viability of oil production. Water production increases, as less-viscous water tends to flow through high-permeability zones, leaving behind large volumes of unswept oil. Since the 1920s, different materials have been used in order to plug...