Influence of Permeability and Oil Saturation on the Foaming Ability

doi:10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2013.08.29.02

Abstract

Abstract:

The difference of reservoir permeability and oil saturation makes foaming ability and sealing ability of the same foam
system different. We studied the foaming and sealing ability under the condition of different permeability and oil saturation.
With indoor displacement experiment to measure the piezometer reading，we calculated resistance coefficient of different permeability
and oil saturation. Results show that foamability and sealing ability increase with the increase of permeability.when
the permeability is more than 463 mD，permeability cannot affect the foaming ability and sealing ability. On the other hand，the
resistance coefficient and sealing ability decrease with the increase of the distance，and foaming ability is less than the defoaming
ability. Foaming ability and sealing ability gradually reduce with the increase of oil saturation，which can be divided into
three stages under different oil saturation：slow decline stage，sharp decline stage，and balance stage. Resistance coefficient
is more than 23 when oil saturation is lower than 33%，and the foaming and sealing ability is good. This research has laid a
theoretical basis for the foam flooding in oilfield development .

Key words: foam flooding, core flooding experiment, permeability, oil saturation, foaming ability, sealing ability

CLC Number:

TE357

Liu Lu1*, Li Huabin2，3, Huang Hao4, Guo Chengfei2, Wu Can2. Influence of Permeability and Oil Saturation on the Foaming Ability[J]. 西南石油大学学报(自然科学版), DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2013.08.29.02.

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