CPC C09K 8/94 (2013.01) [C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 8/82 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of enhancing recovery of oil from an oil containing formation comprising steps of:
preparing a foam within the oil containing formation, wherein the preparing the foam comprises:
mixing a stability enhancing additive and an anionic surfactant to form a foaming composition, wherein the stability enhancing additive is allium sativum oil; and
injecting the foaming composition into the oil containing formation, wherein the foaming composition comprises allium sativum oil in an amount ranging from 41.8 to 58.8 vol % with respect to a total volume of the anionic surfactant and the allium sativum oil, wherein the foaming composition comprises from 0.1 to 0.4 vol % anionic surfactant.
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