A Comprehensive Review of the Role of CO 2 Foam EOR in the Reduction of Carbon Footprint in the Petroleum Industry

Ayomikun Bello (), Anastasia Ivanova and Alexey Cheremisin
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Ayomikun Bello: Center for Petroleum Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
Anastasia Ivanova: Center for Petroleum Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia
Alexey Cheremisin: Center for Petroleum Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205 Moscow, Russia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: By trapping CO 2 and storing it in matured and depleted geological formations, atmospheric CO 2 release can be reduced. Carbon capture and storage on a large scale can help to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions. This can be achieved by using anthropogenic CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), which encourages advances in secure CO 2 storage while enhancing the oil production process. This interaction is expected to hasten the development of CO 2 storage technology and lower emissions from oil producing operations. Reducing CO 2 mobility in the reservoir is crucial to achieving this goal as effectively as possible, and in situ foam generation offers a viable solution. It has been shown that implementing a blend of CO 2 and foaming solution considerably reduces CO 2 mobility and front propagation. Although there have been a few reviews of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), none of these have concentrated on the role of foam EOR in achieving carbon neutrality. Therefore, in this brief review, methods for achieving carbon neutrality with foam EOR are comprehensively reviewed. In order to store CO 2 , the utilisation of atmospheric CO 2 to generate foam is the main topic of this review. This approach can boost financial incentives for the energy sector, help to lower carbon emissions, and make it possible to produce oil from depleted reservoirs in a more sustainable way. Thus, identifying and examining the governing mechanisms that affect CO 2 storage during foam flooding as well as reviewing the various techniques for estimating CO 2 storage under actual reservoir circumstances are among the goals of this work.

Keywords: foam; surfactants; oil; CO 2 storage; carbon footprint; CCUS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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