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Title: A pore-level investigation of foam/oil interactions in porous media

Journal Article · · SPE Reservoir Engineering
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/18069-PA· OSTI ID:6084923
 [1];  [2]
  1. Rus Mar Corp. (US)
  2. Univ. of California, CA (US)

Direct visual studies of foam flow in etched-glass micromodels containing residual oil demonstrate that foam decays as a result of breakage of pseudoemulsion films. Foam films collapse whenever nearby thin aqueous films separating gas bubbles and oil rupture. Consequently, surfactant formulation for foam insensitivity to oil in porous media should be based on stabilizing pseudoemulsion films.

OSTI ID:
6084923
Journal Information:
SPE Reservoir Engineering, Vol. 5:4; ISSN 0885-9248
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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