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Foam flooding

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001523

An enhanced oil recovery method where a gas, such as carbon dioxide or steam, is injected with a surfactant solution to generate foam within the reservoir. The foam, a dispersion of gas in liquid, has a higher apparent viscosity and lower mobility than the gas alone, which reduces gas fingering through high-permeability zones. This technique is distinct from simple gas injection by its use of surfactants to alter fluid mobility ratios.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001523
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001523",
  "term": "Foam flooding",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An enhanced oil recovery method where a gas, such as carbon dioxide or steam, is injected with a surfactant solution to generate foam within the reservoir. The foam, a dispersion of gas in liquid, has a higher apparent viscosity and lower mobility than the gas alone, which reduces gas fingering through high-permeability zones. This technique is distinct from simple gas injection by its use of surfactants to alter fluid mobility ratios.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/foam-flooding/"
}

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