Field demonstration of the conventional steam drive process with ancillary materials. Annual report, October 1, 1979-September 30, 1980. [Foams]

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6161562

Bowman, R; Lechtenberg, H

The purpose is to test the applicability of foams for achieving mobility control and/or permeability reduction of injected steam in steam drive operations. The project is comprised of basic laboratory R and D supplemented by five mini-field tests. The initial laboratory testing was aimed at screening foam chemicals for thermal stability and emplacing the foam systems in porous media. The final bench tests were conducted in a sixteen foot sandpack to verify the compatibility of the emplacement techniques and the capacity of the chemical system to achieve a significant measure of mobility control over injected steam. One mini-test has been completed with Santa Fe in the Midway-Sunset Field. The test locations were chosen so that the two major reservoir problems that are encountered in steam drive operations are addressed; namely, the flow of steam through thief zones or other channels that exist at the outset of initiating operations, and the progressive increase in channelling of steam through the oil-depleted, steam swept zone.

• Research Organization: CLD Group, Inc., Ventura, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC03-79SF10761
• OSTI ID: 6161562
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/10761-1; ON: DE82003040
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADDITIVES
COLLOIDS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DISPERSIONS
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FIELD TESTS
FLUID INJECTION
FOAMS
OIL WELLS
RECOVERY
STEAM INJECTION
STIMULATION
SURFACTANTS
TESTING
THERMAL RECOVERY
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS