Mobility and Conformance Control for CO2 EOR via Thickeners, Foams, and Gels - A Literature Review of 40 Years of Research and Pilot Tests

M. Enick, Robert; Olsen, Dan; Ammer, J.R.; Schuller, W.

doi:10.2118/154122-ms

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Mobility and Conformance Control for CO2 EOR via Thickeners, Foams, and Gels - A Literature Review of 40 Years of Research and Pilot Tests

Published in SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium • Apr 14, 2012

Authors:

Robert M. Enick

Dan Olsen

J.R. Ammer

Abstract

Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been used commercially to recover oil from geologic formations by enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies for over 40 years. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and its predecessor organizations have supported a large number of laboratory and fiel...

Subject

Enhanced oil recovery

Petroleum engineering

Fossil fuel

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