Theory and technology of enhanced oil recovery by gas andfoam injection in complex reservoirs

To meet the growing energy demand and ensure national energy security, improving the recovery rate of developed oil fields and tapping into their remaining oil potential have become important ways to stabilize crude oil production. Given the constraints posed by the intricate nature of reservoir formation conditions and the properties of crude oil, including high viscosity, significant heterogeneity, and low permeability, certain techniques find it challenging to be effectively utilized. In view of this, this article introduces enhance heavy oil recovery by in-situ generated foamy oil, foam flooding in deep fractured vuggy reservoirs, and a new CO2 responsive fracturing foam fluid, respectively. These results can provide constructive conclusions and suggestions for the study of theories and methods of enhanced oil recovery by gas and foam injection in complex reservoirs. Document Type: Perspective Cited as: Chen, H., Wei, B., Zhou, X., Zhu, J., Xu, Z., Fan, Y. Theory and technology of enhanced oil recovery by gas and foam injection in complex reservoirs. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2025, 15(3): 181-184. https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2025.03.01