Recently aqueous foams have shown promising results to overcome viscous fingering and gravity segregation problems during gas injection process. However, one of the main challenges is the stability of the foams in the presence of oil bank at the front of injected foam. Oil can penetrate into the foam structure in the form of continuous phase or emulsions which might deteriorate lamellae and plateau borders that can result in bubble coalescence and foam rupture. The combination of the surfactant solution, responsible for stabilizing foams, with oil increases the potential for the formation of oil emulsions. In this condition emulsions stability and phase behaviour have the main influence on the bulk foam stability. The objective of this research is to conduct a comprehensive study on the effect of emulsified oil, at different concentrations and salinities on the stability of bulk foams used during oil displacement processes. This was achieved using a foam column test, in which foam is generated and its decay monitored with time. The half-life for each sample was noted and a comparison was made for different cases. Furthermore, changes in the foam bubble sizes and distribution were observed and analysed using an image processing software. A gradual reduction in the half-life
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