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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (US);
Mohammad Piri, Laramie, WY (US);
Soheil Saraji, Laramie, WY (US);
Alvinda Sri Hanamertani, Laramie, WY (US);
Keerti Vardhan Sharma, Laramie, WY (US);
Van Si Le, Laramie, WY (US);
Magda Ibrahim Youssif Mohamed Soliman, Laramie, WY (US);
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, Laramie, WY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to methods and materials for foam production in enhanced oil recovery operations and to foaming agents, gas mobility control agents for use in porous media, compositions comprising such agents, methods for using such agents, methods for generating foams, and systems for enhanced oil recovery. In an embodiment, a method for recovery of oil from a porous rock formation includes contacting a foaming fluid and a surfactant solution with the porous rock formation, and generating a foam comprising the foaming fluid and the surfactant solution. The method further includes mobilizing oil from the porous rock formation by contacting the porous rock formation with the foam, and collecting at least a portion of the mobilized oil.