Methane foam performance evaluation in fractured oil-wet carbonate systems at elevated pressure and temperature conditions

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, AE Shoukry, L Goual… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential of foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery in oil-wet
fractured systems under reservoir conditions. Two surfactants with distinct ionic properties …

The effect of matrix-fracture permeability contrast on hydrocarbon foam performance in oil-wet carbonate

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, L Goual… - Advances in Geo-Energy …, 2024 - yandy-ager.com
Foam-based enhanced oil recovery methods are becoming instrumental in increasing
hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs. However, the efficacy of such …

Hydrocarbon gas foam injection in fractured oil-wet carbonate samples: An experimental investigation of the effect of fracture-matrix permeability contrast on oil …

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, M Piri - SPE Canadian Energy Technology …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Foam-based EOR techniques have surfaced as a promising approach for unconventional
reservoirs with high heterogeneity, adverse wettability, and natural fractures. Constraints …

Methane foam performance evaluation in water-wet unconsolidated porous media: A systematic experimental investigation at elevated pressure and temperature …

S Le Van, MI Youssif, AS Hanamertani… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the petroleum industry, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques employ foam extensively
to establish conformance control in heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs in order to …

Experimental Evaluation of Foam-Assisted Gas Injection in Proppant-Packed Fractured Oil-Wet Carbonate

MI Youssif, KV Sharma, L Goual, M Piri - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Foam flooding in fractured tight oil reservoirs can enhance gas mobility and conformance
control by diverting gas flow from high-permeability zones (fractures) to low-permeability …

Foam processes in naturally fractured carbonate oil-wet reservoirs: technical and economic analysis and optimization

S Bouquet, F Douarche, F Roggero… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the recent years, foam process has shown a growing potential in producing naturally
fractured reservoirs. While much effort was devoted to fractured reservoir characterization …

Foam-Assisted Hydrocarbon Gas Injection in Oil-Wet Fractured Carbonate: In Situ Investigation of Fracture–Matrix Interactions

AS Hanamertani, AI Mohamed, S Saraji… - Transport in Porous Media, 2024 - Springer
The success of foam-induced flow diversion in fractured carbonates hinges on proper
injection strategies, requiring an in-depth understanding of the factors responsible for …

Methane foam performance in oil-wet unconsolidated porous media: A systematic experimental investigation at reservoir conditions

KV Sharma, AS Hanamertani, MI Youssif, O Elkhatib… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Methane foam performance was systematically evaluated using high-pressure and high-
temperature experiments performed on oil-wet proppant packs. The sensitivities of foam …

Review on Foam-Assisted Gas Injection in Fractured Carbonates for Enhanced Oil Recovery

MI Youssif, M Piri, L Goual - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Foam-assisted gas injection in fractured unconventional reservoirs has garnered
considerable attention as a result of its potential to address challenges associated with gas …

Experimental study of foam flow in fractured oil-wet limestone for enhanced oil recovery

A Haugen, MA Fernø, A Graue, HJ Bertin - SPE Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2012 - onepetro.org
Our objective was to study foam flow in fractured, oil-wet carbonate rocks and determine if
foam may be a viable enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) agent in such reservoirs. We present …