Mechanistic Simulation of Foam Injection in the Sandstone Oilfield to Optimize the Oil Recovery Enhancement

Afshin Davarpanah

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)

Abstract

Foam flooding is considered as one of the beneficial chemical enhanced oil recovery techniques to increase the value of gas viscosity and, thereby, the recovery of the produced oil would be improved dramatically, more than other methodologies. The objective of this comprehensive study is to determine a suitable injection model for Iran’s heterogeneous sandstone reservoir. Hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) concentration in the foam solution has the most recovery factor in this case. Consequently, a concentration of 1200 ppm of HPAM in the foam solution produces a high volume of oil even after 10 years. Furthermore, by selecting three cores from the three wells in this field, it is clear that, owing to the increasing volume of foam in the injection fluid, the pressure dropped dramatically, leading to the production of a bigger volume of oil.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Petroleum Engineering and Petroleum Geochemistry - Proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, CAJG-1 2018
EditorsSantanu Banerjee, Reza Barati, Shirish Patil
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages59-60
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9783030015770
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, CAJG-1 2018 - Hammamet, Tunisia
Duration: 12 Nov 201815 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)2522-8722

Conference

Conference1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, CAJG-1 2018
Country/TerritoryTunisia
CityHammamet
Period12 Nov 201815 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Enhanced oil recovery
  • Foam solution
  • Heterogeneous sandstone reservoir
  • Hydrolyzed polyacrylamide concentration

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Mechanistic Simulation of Foam Injection in the Sandstone Oilfield to Optimize the Oil Recovery Enhancement'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this