Recent advances of surfactant-stabilized N2/CO2 foams in enhanced oil recovery

L Sun, B Bai, B Wei, W Pu, P Wei, D Li, C Zhang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Foam has been applied in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for more than sixty years. The
surfactant-stabilized N 2/CO 2 foams are two of the most widely used foams in foam EOR …

Research progress and prospects of CO2 fracturing for developing unconventional energy sources

JH Gao, HY Wang, M Sharma - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
As the world faces the challenges of meeting energy demand, reducing reliance on
conventional oil and gas resources, and improving global climate conditions, developing …

Polymer-enhanced foam flooding for improving heavy oil recovery in thin reservoirs

W Zhou, C Xin, S Chen, Q Yu, K Wang - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Oil reserves of the thin heavy oil reservoirs are estimated to be over 400 billion barrels. The
recovery factor of water-flooding in these reservoirs is as low as 10–20% due to the high oil …

Nanoparticle-stabilized foam with controllable structure for enhanced foamed concrete

S Guo, W Wang, Z Jia, X Qi, H Zhu, X Liu - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel ultrastable aqueous foam with controllable structure and Plateau borders was
synthesized by adding polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and nano-alumina (NA) complexes to the …

Single-step silica nanofluid for improved carbon dioxide flow and reduced formation damage in porous media for carbon utilization

KR Chaturvedi, T Sharma - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-alternating gas (WAG) is affected by viscous fingering (with too much gas) and
trapping of reservoir oil (with too much water) that can be addressed by advanced methods …

Experimental Investigation of a Polymer-Enhanced N2 Foam Performance for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Q Chen, Z Wang, S Zhang, N Lai - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Bohai oilfield is a typical common heavy oil reservoir with high water cut after long-term
water injection development. Considering the characteristics of selective plugging, polymer …

Probing the role of associative polymer on scCO2-Foam strength and rheology enhancement in bulk and porous media for improving oil displacement efficiency

AS Hanamertani, S Ahmed - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Foam mobility control technique has been extensively applied to encounter unfavorable
sweep efficiency during CO 2 injection in heterogeneous reservoirs. Harsh reservoir …

Laboratory tests and field pilot of foam-assisted deoxidized-air flooding in a low-permeability sandstone reservoir

W Xiao, J Ren, W Pu, C Yuan, L Meng, L Zheng… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Foam-assisted deoxidized-air flooding is a promising technique for improving oil recovery,
particularly in low-permeability oil reservoirs. However, significant differences in …

Experimental investigation of viscoelastic polymers for stabilizing foam

W Pu, P Wei, L Sun, F Jin, S Wang - Journal of industrial and engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Foam stability can be significantly improved by adding a polymer in foam system, mainly due
to the reduction of liquid drainage and the enhancement of interfacial adsorption behavior …

The oil recovery enhancement by nitrogen foam in high-temperature and high-salinity environments

L Sun, P Wei, W Pu, B Wang, Y Wu, T Tan - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
This article is designed for the application of Cocamidopropyl hydroxyl sulfobetaine (CHSB)
in the nitrogen foam flooding under the high-temperature and high-salinity environments …