Journal of Petroleum Engineering

Research Article

Modeling of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide-Hexamine-Hydroquinone Gel System Used for Profile Modification Jobs in the Oil Field

Table 1

Experimental values of gelation time at different polymer concentration, temperature and pH 7.5 (Constant crosslinker concentration HMTA/HQ 0.5/0.4 wt%).
Sl. No.PolymerCrosslinkersExperimental values of gelation time
(hrs.)		Theoretical values of gelation time
(hrs.) 		Temperature
(°C)
PHPA
(wt%)		HMTA
(wt%)		HQ
(wt%)
10.80.50.4280328.847580
20.90.50.4200178.3855
31.00.50.4120103.3145
41.10.50.46162.9199
50.80.50.4174.3163.943590
60.90.50.482.388.9322
71.00.50.44951.4565
81.10.50.429.331.3681
90.80.50.48784.8392100
100.90.50.44146.0215
111.00.50.43126.6282
121.10.50.415.316.2326
130.80.50.445.345.4394110
140.90.50.42324.6489
151.00.50.41314.2619
161.10.50.478.6941
170.80.50.42825.1225120
180.90.50.41413.6278
191.00.50.486.8917
201.10.50.454.80681