Abstract
A new idea was proposed to transport heavy crudes as foamy oil at normal temperature. The effects of foaming agent type and concentration, foam stabilizer type and concentration, oil–water volume ratio and temperature on the formation and stability of foamy oil were evaluated. The foamy oil properties and drag characteristics of foamy oil flow in small diameter pipes were investigated. The results indicate that the prepared stable foamy oil could be characterized as non-Newtonian power law fluid. The predicted pressure drops were in good agreement with the measured ones. The significant dynamic viscosity reduction rates were obtained.
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