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AssigneeUniversity of Wyoming
InventorsMohammad Piri, Yun Xie, Keerti Vardhan Sharma, Van Si Le, Magda Ibrahim Youssif, Alvinda Sri Hanamertani, Omar Elkhatib, Kaustubh Shriram Rane
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Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for foam generation, and to apparatus and methods for evaluation of foam systems. In an embodiment, a method of analyzing foam properties includes delivering a foaming composition and a gas to a housing at a pressure of 500 psi to 6,000 psi and a temperature of 35° C. to 150° C., the housing containing an unconsolidated porous media. The method further includes flowing the foaming composition and the gas through the housing, and forming a foam by an interaction of the foaming composition, the gas, and the unconsolidated porous media. The method further includes directing the foam from the housing to a visualization chamber, the visualization chamber in fluid communication with the housing, and measuring a foam characteristic via the visualization chamber. The characteristic may include foam half-life, pressure drop through the unconsolidated media, and/or apparent viscosity of the foam.
An apparatus configured for characterizing a foam property under reservoir conditions, the apparatus comprising:
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