Effect of the presence of oil on foam performance; A field simulation study

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/18421-PA· OSTI ID:5251284

Law, D H.S. ^[1]; Yang, Z M ^[2]; Stone, T W ^[3]

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1. Alberta Research Council (CA)
2. Research Inst. of Petroleum Exploration and Development (CN)
3. Mobil R and D Corp. (US)

This paper describes a field-scale sensitivity study of the effect of the presence of oil on foam performance in a steam-foam-drive process. The 2D field-scale simulation was based on a field pilot in the Karamay formation in Zin-Jiang, China. Numerical results showed that the detrimental effect of oil on the foam performance in field operations is significant. The success of a steam-foam process depended mainly on the ability of the foam to divert steam from the depleted zone.

• OSTI ID: 5251284
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Reservoir Engineering; (United States), Vol. 7:2; ISSN 0885-9248
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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