Sentence examples for improving sweep from inspiring English sources

Improving sweep efficiency is vital for increasing heavy oil recovery.

Higher local pressure gradients meant that more pores' capillary entry pressures were exceeded, allowing fluid to mobilize and improving sweep efficiency.

In a vertical heterogeneous reservoir, ASP flooding increases displacing efficiency by displacing residual oil through decreasing IFT and improving sweep efficiency.

Polymer flooding aims at improving sweep efficiency of the water displacement process by increasing the mobility ratio between the displacing agent and the in situ oil especially in heavy oil reservoirs.

As a matter of fact, Pirayesh et al. (2012) applied this innovative concept to a wide variety of conditions and various patterns of injection and proved its positive impact in improving sweep efficiency.

Injecting Polymer (P), surfactant/polymer (SP), and alkaline/surfactant/polymer (ASP) are techniques for improving sweep and displacement efficiencies with the aim of improving oil production in both secondary and tertiary floods.

The enhanced viscosity of the fluid mitigates the effects of preferential flows, improving sweep-efficiency and enhancing the subsurface contact between the injected oxidant and the target contamination within the treatment zone.

The chosen PPG should improve sweep efficiency and minimize formation damage.

Polymer makes the alkaline-polymer solution more viscous to improve sweep efficiency.

Consequently, the field production rates, gas oil ratio and field pressure improves sweep efficiency.

Shear thickening at low to medium shear rates improves sweep efficiency.