... upstream of the oil bank. Although fingering is often considered a bad sign for a displacement process the experiments also demonstrate that the fingering zone is contained in the area upstream of the oil bank and that the velocity of the front of the oil bank is significantly greater than...

... the gravity drainage rate of oil by reducing the effective oil viscosity through emulsification. chemical flooding methods upstream oil & gas alkaline steam foam oil bank oil saturation thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage co 3 experiment residual oil saturation surfactant sagd...

... recovery mechanism by ASF combines the formation of an oil bank and the transport of emulsified oil by flowing lamellae. Further optimization of the ASF is needed to ensure that the oil is produced exclusively by the oil bank. chemical flooding methods pressure drop salinity saturation foam...