Kemira Oyj : Extract more with Kemira EOR

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods offer significant potential to increase oil retrieval from existing oil fields.

Pushing the limits of what polymers can do

With some of the best global R&D talent, we tailor-make polymers for the needs of each customer and for specific field conditions.

As the world's second-largest producer of polyacrylamide, we offer polymers for enhancing and improving oil recovery with enhanced focus around polymer injectivity, chemical stability, shear tolerance, thermal stability and efficacy across a wide variety of water conditions.

Kemira is also able to provide chemical and mechanical water treatment solutions to provide efficiencies in polymer consumption.

'While each customer will have its unique requirements, we typically see our dry powder polymers going more to on-shore applications,' says Louis Rosati, Kemira Research Fellow, R&D and Technology in Atlanta (GA), USA.

'The emulsion polymers are more-often considered to off-shore applications due to the ease of dissolution.'

Full range offering, from products to equipment and services

In addition to our range of chemistries, our oil recovery efforts include a full range offering from equipment to engineering and managed field services.

Engineered specifically for each operation, Kemira's equipment offering for dissolution and injection is manufactured in North America and includes systems for both liquid polymer and dry powder forms.

Our global engineering support is there to find the most practical and optimal solutions alongside each of our customers - from new facility design to hydration equipment and more.

Extensive in-house application testing capabilities

'We offer extensive in-house application testing capabilities to gain a broad understanding of the full potential and limitations of our own applications,' says Leena Nurmi, Senior Research Scientist, R&D and Technology in Espoo, Finland.

'A lot of the competition, on the other hand, offers just a one-size-fits-all polymer solution without the benefits of our full products and services offering.'

Collaborating alongside an international network of oil companies, universities and a range of testing laboratories also adds to our ability to be responsive to the needs of the industry.