TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of permeability on foam-model parameters
T2 - An integrated approach from core-flood experiments through to foam diversion calculations
AU - Kapetas, L.
AU - Vincent Bonnieu, S.
AU - Farajzadeh, R.
AU - Eftekhari, A. A.
AU - Shafian, S. R.Mohd
AU - Bahrim, R. Z.Kamarul
AU - Rossen, W. R.
PY - 2017/10/5
Y1 - 2017/10/5
N2 - We present a set of steady-state foam-flood experimental data for four sandstones with different permeabilities, ranging between 6 and 1900 mD, and with similar porosity. We derive permeability-dependent foam parameters with two modelling approaches, those of Boeije and Rossen (2015a) and a non-linear least-square minimization approach (Eftekhari et al., 2015). The two approaches can yield significantly different foam parameters. Thus, we critically assess their ability in deriving reliable foam parameter estimates. In particular, the way the two approaches treat shear-thinning foam behaviour and foam coalescence is discussed. The foam parameter set acquired from the latter approach is further used as input in foam diversion calculations: this serves to evaluate mobility predictions in non-communicating reservoir layers. This study aims to provide a framework to integrate experimental work, modelling and simple qualitative diversion calculations to provide a background for the upscaling of foam studies, with particular focus on heterogeneous systems.
AB - We present a set of steady-state foam-flood experimental data for four sandstones with different permeabilities, ranging between 6 and 1900 mD, and with similar porosity. We derive permeability-dependent foam parameters with two modelling approaches, those of Boeije and Rossen (2015a) and a non-linear least-square minimization approach (Eftekhari et al., 2015). The two approaches can yield significantly different foam parameters. Thus, we critically assess their ability in deriving reliable foam parameter estimates. In particular, the way the two approaches treat shear-thinning foam behaviour and foam coalescence is discussed. The foam parameter set acquired from the latter approach is further used as input in foam diversion calculations: this serves to evaluate mobility predictions in non-communicating reservoir layers. This study aims to provide a framework to integrate experimental work, modelling and simple qualitative diversion calculations to provide a background for the upscaling of foam studies, with particular focus on heterogeneous systems.
KW - Flooding
KW - Flow in porous media
KW - Foam
KW - Oil recovery
KW - Permeability
KW - Simulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85026199057&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.06.060
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.06.060
M3 - Article
SN - 0927-7757
VL - 530
SP - 172
EP - 180
JO - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
ER -