Print Email Facebook Twitter Investigation of foam generation, propagation and rheology in fractures Title Investigation of foam generation, propagation and rheology in fractures Author Alquaimi, B. (TU Delft Reservoir Engineering) Contributor Rossen, W.R. (promotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2017-11-21 Abstract Naturally fractured reservoirs (NFRs) are found in many countries around the globe, in almost every lithology. These reservoirs can be carbonates, sandstones, or shale, in the case of unconventional or basement reservoirs. NFRs have been explored and exploited globally for groundwater, geothermal energy, hydrocarbon production, coalbedmethane production, and nuclear-waste sequestration. They have unique characteristics in their flow behavior. Short-circuiting is encountered in these reservoirs during fluid-displacement processes. This unfavourable behavior leads to considerable unrecovered hydrocarbons. Injection of gas into these reservoirs to enhance oil recoverywithout mobility control can greatly reduce the efficiency of the enhanced oil recovery process. Foam greatly reduces the mobility of gas in non-fractured porous media and improves sweep efficiency. However, the knowledge of foam in fractured porous media is far less complete [Chapter 1]. Subject Capillary numberflow in fracturescapillarity in fracturesfracture desaturation curvesin-situ foam generationfoam in fracturesmobility control in fracturespre-generated foam flowfoam propagation To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:9f560388-49fd-48ba-8929-9744f549e1bc ISBN 978-94-6233-823-4 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2017 B. Alquaimi Files PDF dissertation.pdf 25.78 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9f560388-49fd-48ba-8929-9744f549e1bc/datastream/OBJ/view