Numerical simulation of foam flooding for sweep improvement

Shrivastava, Vijay Kumar

Numerical simulation of foam flooding for sweep improvement

dc.contributor.advisor	Belgrave, John D. M.
dc.contributor.author	Shrivastava, Vijay Kumar
dc.date.accessioned	2005-07-29T21:24:47Z
dc.date.available	2005-07-29T21:24:47Z
dc.date.issued	1996
dc.description	Bibliography: p. 150-156.	en
dc.description.abstract	Foams are used for mobility control in Enhanced Oil Recovery operations involving injection of gases or steam. The ability of foams to lower the mobility of vapour phase, under certain conditions, helps in reducing gravity override and channelling leading to improved sweep efficiency and hence oil recovery. A series of foam-flood experiments were carried out for implementing the process in a carbonate reservoir currently under miscible flood. The present research focuses on simulation of few of these experiments using empirical foam and reaction kinetics models with an objective of establishing parameters critical to field implementation. The mobility reduction factor and the saturation at which the foam breaks down were studied using numerical models that simulated laboratory experiments. Effect of Surfactant Alternate Gas Injection (SAG) cycle, reservoir heterogeneity and economic aspects of the process were evaluated using a field scale numerical model validated by actual foam-tests. Foam flooding was found economically favourable in reservoirs with high permeability intervals near the top.	en
dc.format.extent	xx, 209 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Shrivastava, V. K. (1996). Numerical simulation of foam flooding for sweep improvement (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22189	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/22189
dc.identifier.isbn	0612188167	en
dc.identifier.lcc	TN 871.37 S57 1996	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/29259
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.publisher.place	Calgary	en
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lcc	TN 871.37 S57 1996	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Secondary recovery of oil
dc.subject.lcsh	Oil fields - Production methods
dc.title	Numerical simulation of foam flooding for sweep improvement
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Chemical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.item.requestcopy	true
ucalgary.thesis.accession	Theses Collection 58.002:Box 1060 520680269
ucalgary.thesis.notes	UARC	en
ucalgary.thesis.uarcrelease	y	en