An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam

Foam flooding technique, commonly known as foam assisted water alternating gas method (FAWAG) has been identified as an effective chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) technique. The ability of EOR-foam to sweep oil in low permeable zones makes it important displacement fluid in the oil industry. Ho...

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Main Authors: Hamza, M.F., Sinnathambi, C.M., Merican, Z.M.A., Soleimani, H., Stephen Karl, D.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-eprints.19376 /
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling utp-eprints.193762018-04-20T00:39:52Z An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam Hamza, M.F. Sinnathambi, C.M. Merican, Z.M.A. Soleimani, H. Stephen Karl, D. Foam flooding technique, commonly known as foam assisted water alternating gas method (FAWAG) has been identified as an effective chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) technique. The ability of EOR-foam to sweep oil in low permeable zones makes it important displacement fluid in the oil industry. However, extreme reservoir conditions such as temperature, pressure and salinity have detrimental effects on the stability and the overall performance of the EOR-foam. Consequently, understanding foam stability and performance under different conditions is crucial for long term oil field application. This paper discusses the current status of the EOR-foam stability, performance and challenges from laboratory studies to field application perspective. The paper also highlights the knowledge gaps which require further research for successful field application. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038443448&doi=10.17576%2fjsm-2017-4609-37&partnerID=40&md5=97bf3a93194b124ecca4e14b541578c0 Hamza, M.F. and Sinnathambi, C.M. and Merican, Z.M.A. and Soleimani, H. and Stephen Karl, D. (2017) An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam. Sains Malaysiana, 46 (9). pp. 1641-1650. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19376/
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description Foam flooding technique, commonly known as foam assisted water alternating gas method (FAWAG) has been identified as an effective chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) technique. The ability of EOR-foam to sweep oil in low permeable zones makes it important displacement fluid in the oil industry. However, extreme reservoir conditions such as temperature, pressure and salinity have detrimental effects on the stability and the overall performance of the EOR-foam. Consequently, understanding foam stability and performance under different conditions is crucial for long term oil field application. This paper discusses the current status of the EOR-foam stability, performance and challenges from laboratory studies to field application perspective. The paper also highlights the knowledge gaps which require further research for successful field application.
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author Hamza, M.F.
Sinnathambi, C.M.
Merican, Z.M.A.
Soleimani, H.
Stephen Karl, D.
spellingShingle Hamza, M.F.
Sinnathambi, C.M.
Merican, Z.M.A.
Soleimani, H.
Stephen Karl, D.
An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
author_sort Hamza, M.F.
title An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
title_short An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
title_full An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
title_fullStr An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
title_full_unstemmed An overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
title_sort overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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