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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| author | Mohammed Falalu Hamza, Chandra Mohan Sinnathambi, Zulkifli Merican Aljunid Merican, Hassan Soleimani, D., Stephen Karl |
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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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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:113942018-02-15T05:45:40Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11394/ An overview of the present stability and performance of EOR-foam Mohammed Falalu Hamza, Chandra Mohan Sinnathambi, Zulkifli Merican Aljunid Merican, Hassan Soleimani, D., Stephen Karl 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 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11394/1/37%20Mohammed%20Falalu%20Hamza.pdf Mohammed Falalu Hamza, and Chandra Mohan Sinnathambi, and Zulkifli Merican Aljunid Merican, and Hassan Soleimani, and D., Stephen Karl (2017) An overview of the present stability and performance of EOR-foam. Sains Malaysiana, 46 (9). pp. 1641-1650. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid46bil9_2017/KandunganJilid46Bil9_2017.html |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Falalu Hamza, Chandra Mohan Sinnathambi, Zulkifli Merican Aljunid Merican, Hassan Soleimani, D., Stephen Karl An overview of the present stability and performance of EOR-foam |
| title | 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_short | An overview of the present stability and performance of EOR-foam |
| title_sort | overview of the present stability and performance of eor-foam |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11394/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11394/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11394/1/37%20Mohammed%20Falalu%20Hamza.pdf |