An Investigation of the Effect of Using Foam in WAG Injection in an Iranian Oil Reservoir

作者：Aghdam K Akbari^*; Moghaddas J S; Moradi B

来源：Petroleum Science and Technology, 2013, 31(21): 2228-2236.

DOI：10.1080/10916466.2011.555336

• CO2 flooding
• foam
• FVF
• mobility
• recovery
• reservoir simulation
• water alternating gas injection (WAG)

The effect of using foam in water alternating gas injection method as an enhanced oil recovery method in one of Iranian oil reservoirs was investigated. The model of under investigation has high vertical permeability in vertical direction, so injected gas front would be breakthrough early times of injection periods. Foam implemented in injected gas phase of water alternating gas injection by decreasing the mobility of the gas phase and improving sweep efficiency of gas phase dominates this problem. In this work foam agent was added in water alternating gas injection method in two manners, with water phase and with gas phase. It was seen higher recovery for adding foam to gas phase in water alternating gas injection method. The results showed that foam increases the resistance of gas phase to flow through high permeable zone. By increasing the concentration of foam agent, total recovery would be increased but the rate of recovery incremental would be reduced after critical foam concentration. To reduce the costs, critical foam concentration must be found.

• 出版日期2013-11-2
• 单位中国石油大学（北京）