Field experiment of steam drive with in-situ foaming. Report for the period October 1, 1980-September 30, 1982

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5197744

Brigham, W E; Malito, O P; Sanyal, S K

This report discusses the design and execution of a field experiment on recovery of heavy oil by steam drive with in-situ foaming by Suntech IV in the Kern River oil field, California. The project background, goals, and field work completed to date are reviewed. Several standard and experimental analytical methods have been applied to define the reservoir and to monitor the progress of the field experiment. The analysis of the results to date indicate that Suntech IV surfactant shows considerable promise in improving heavy oil recovery by steam drive with in-situ foaming. 21 references, 72 figures, 12 tables.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ., CA (USA). Petroleum Research Inst.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-80SF11445
• OSTI ID: 5197744
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/11445-2; ON: DE84007796
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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