Role of gas type on foam transport in porous media

Y Zeng, R Farajzadeh, AA Eftekhari… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present the results of an experimental investigation of the effect of gas type and
composition on foam transport in porous media. Steady-state foam strengths with respect to …

Novel insight into foam mobility control

M Simjoo, Y Dong, A Andrianov, M Talanana, PLJ Zitha - SPE Journal, 2013 - onepetro.org
A detailed laboratory study of nitrogen-foam propagation in natural sandstones in the
absence of oil is reported. The goal of this study was to elucidate further the mechanisms of …

Experimental studies on CO2 foam performance in the tight cores

J Yang, X Wang, X Peng, Z Du, F Zeng - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Enhanced oil recovery for tight reservoirs with extremely low permeability and porosity is
becoming the new routine for reservoir engineering research. Foam flooding has already …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of different gases on the performance of foams stabilized by Cocamidopropyl betaine surfactant and silica nanoparticles: A comparative experimental …

MH Alooghareh, A Kabipour, SMM Sisakht… - Petroleum, 2022 - Elsevier
Application of CO 2 gas in foam enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes has emerged as a
win-win strategy for achieving higher oil recovery factor and reducing greenhouse gas …

Probing Methane Foam Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media: An Experimental and Numerical Case Study of Permeability-Dependent Rheology and Fluid …

Y Zeng, RZ Kamarul Bahrim, J Groot… - SPE Journal, 2020 - onepetro.org
This paper advances the understanding of foam transport in heterogeneous porous media
for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Specifically, we investigate the dependence of methane …

Effects of oil on foam generation and propagation in porous media

M Simjoo, PL Zitha - SPE Asia Pacific Enhanced Oil Recovery …, 2013 - onepetro.org
Foaming of nitrogen stabilized by C14-16 alpha olefin sulfonate in natural sandstone porous
media, previously subject to water flooding, was studied experimentally. Foam was …

Immiscible nitrogen flooding in bentheimer sandstones: Comparing gas injection schemes for enhanced oil recovery

MT Janssen, F Azimi, PL Zitha - SPE Improved Oil Recovery …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Gas injection is a widely applied enhanced oil recovery method. However, poor vertical and
areal sweep efficiency result in inefficient oil displacement. For improving gas mobility …

Experimental investigation and modelling of CO2‐foam flow in heavy oil systems

J Zhao, F Torabi - The Canadian Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the C14‐16 alpha olefin sulphonate (AOS) surfactant, octylphenol ethoxylate
(TX‐100), and methyl bis [Ethyl (Tallowate)]‐2‐hydroxyethyl ammonium methyl sulphate (VT …

On Mapping Local Foam Mobility in Porous Media from Computed Tomography Data

G Chapiro, TO Quinelato, W Pereira, RW dos Santos… - SPE Journal, 2024 - onepetro.org
Recovering apparent viscosity and foam texture fields from coreflooding experiments is
challenging, even with modern computed tomography (CT) scan equipment. In this work, we …

Foam Flow Experiments. I. Estimation of the bubble generation-coalescence function

R Thorat, H Bruining - Transport in Porous Media, 2016 - Springer
Gas injection leads to foam formation in porous media in the presence of surfactant
solutions, which is used for flow diversion and enhanced oil recovery. We present here …