Mechanistic Studies of Improved Foam Eor Processes

Rossen, William R.

University of Texas at Austin

关键词: Sweep Efficiency;    02 Petroleum;    Trapping;    Polymers;    Bubbles;   

DOI  :  10.2172/840814
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FC26-01BC15318
RP-ID  :  840814

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this research is to widen the application of foam to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by investigating fundamental mechanisms of foams in porous media. This research is to lay the groundwork for more-applied research on foams for improved sweep efficiency in miscible gas, steam and surfactant-based EOR. Task 1 investigates the pore-scale interactions between foam bubbles and polymer molecules. Task 2 examines the mechanisms of gas trapping, and interaction between gas trapping and foam effectiveness. Task 3 investigates mechanisms of foam generation in porous media.