Excessive CO2 emissions contribute to global climate change thus mandating effective methods for CO2 utilization and sequestering. In this study, one-dimensional flow simulation experiments on CO2 flooding, CO2 Huff-n-Puff, oil-based CO2 foam flooding, and oil-based CO2 foam Huff-n-Puff are conducted using low-permeability sandstone cores modeled after the Q131 block in Liaohe Oilfield, characterized by porosity ranging from 15% to 20% and permeability between 25 mD to 35 mD. Low permeability reservoirs are rich in oil resources and may effectively sequester CO2. Parameters pertaining to oil and gas production and carbon storage are collected. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is employed to determine the spatial variation of oil saturation in the cores. The experimental results show 8.03% and 41.21% increase in oil recovery factor by foam flooding and foam Huff-n-Puff relative to CO2 as the recovery agent. Moreover, NMR analysis confirms lower residual oil saturation in core samples using foam, suggesting better displacement agent. Oil-based CO2 foam recovery contributed to effective carbon sequestration, with carbon storage increasing by 34.24% and 315% relative to CO2 flooding and CO2 Huff-n-Puff, respectively. CO2 storage mechanisms for oil-based CO2 foam recovery method are detailed.
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