Effects of Water Saturation and Foamy Oil Stability Agents on Foamy Oil Flow and the Cyclic Solvent Injection Process

This project is to perform systematic studies to better understand effects of water saturation and foamy oil stability agents on foamy oil flow and the cyclic solvent injection process and provide fundamental parameters for field-scaled prediction. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium PVT tests will be conducted to monitor and analyze the foamy oil performance under effects of the water saturation through a live-oil brine system with water emulsification. Also, pressure depletion tests will be performed to investigate the foamy oil performance under effects of the water saturation in porous medium. Well designed constant concentration expansion (CCE) tests will be carried out to examine effects of the foamy oil stabilizer and select an optimal one. Numerical simulation models will also be built to perform history matching and predicting study. Then scaling criteria from laboratory tests to field applications will be established based on experimental results, numerical simulation models and field data.

Faculty Supervisor:

Fanhua Bill Zeng

Student:

Partner:

Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program: