scholarly journals Seepage Mechanism of Tight Sandstone Reservoir Based on Digital Core Simulation Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 3741
Author(s):  
Huaiyu Wu ◽  
Xisong Dong ◽  
Yang Xu ◽  
Gang Xiong ◽  
Zhen Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Method ◽  
Tight Sandstone ◽  
Microscopic Mechanism ◽  
The Core ◽  
Physical Experiments ◽  
Digital Core ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir ◽  
Core Simulation ◽  
Energy Strategies ◽  
Orthogonal Tests

Recently, tight sandstone oil has played an increasingly important role in the energy strategies of countries around the world. However, the understanding of a microscopic mechanism is still not clear enough, which has been affecting the improvement of the recovery of tight sandstone oil. In this article, a digital core model was established to simulate the pore network of a physical core with CT scan and difference equations were verified by Fourier counting. Then, a combination of orthogonal tests and cubic digital cores was used to experimentally investigate various parameters including pressure, length, permeability, viscosity, and time. By combining the physical experiments with the digital core methods, it can be observed that the state of the micro-crack affects the conductivity of the core, which may be the decisive reason for changing the pressure gradient. The orthogonal test showed that the sensitivity of the parameters was pressure, length, permeability, time, and viscosity in order. The results of the numerical simulations showed that this method can reveal the seepage mechanism of a tight sandstone reservoir, greatly shortening the experimental time and improving flexibility.

scholarly journals The Investigation of Permeability Calculation Using Digital Core Simulation Technology

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Wenlong Jing ◽  
Yongfei Yang ◽  
Hainan Yang ◽  
Yaohao Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Pore Network Model ◽  
Direct Computation ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Digital Core ◽  
Core Simulation ◽  
Boltzmann Method

Digital core simulation technology, as an emerging numerical simulation method, has gradually come to play a significant role in the study of petrophysical properties. By using this numerical simulation method, the influence of micro factors on seepage properties of reservoir rock is taken into consideration, making up the shortcomings of the traditional physical experiment. Three-dimensional core images are reconstructed by a computed tomography scanning technique. Different sizes of the sub-region were simulated by three methods including the direct computation of Navier-Stokes equations, the simulation of the pore network model, and the lattice Boltzmann method. The permeability computed by each simulation was compared. After comparison between these three methods, the results of the direct computation method based on Navier-Stokes equations were found to be higher than the other two methods. The pore network model simulation has an obvious advantage on the computation speed and the simulation area. The lattice Boltzmann method shows the low efficiency due to the time-consuming process. At last, the permeability calculated by the three methods is matched by the Kozeny-Carman equation. A more accurate formula can be obtained by a series of numerical simulations, which can be applied to marco-scale simulation.

scholarly journals A reservoir quality evaluation approach for tight sandstone reservoirs based on the gray correlation algorithm: A case study of the Chang 6 layer in the W area of the as oilfield, Ordos Basin

2021 ◽  
pp. 014459872199851
Author(s):  
Yuyang Liu ◽  
Xiaowei Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Shi ◽  
Wei Guo ◽  
Lixia Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Ordos Basin ◽  
Reservoir Quality ◽  
Pore Throat ◽  
Tight Sandstone ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Correlation Algorithm ◽  
Gray Correlation ◽  
Sandstone Reservoir

As an important type of unconventional hydrocarbon, tight sandstone oil has great present and future resource potential. Reservoir quality evaluation is the basis of tight sandstone oil development. A comprehensive evaluation approach based on the gray correlation algorithm is established to effectively assess tight sandstone reservoir quality. Seven tight sandstone samples from the Chang 6 reservoir in the W area of the AS oilfield in the Ordos Basin are employed. First, the petrological and physical characteristics of the study area reservoir are briefly discussed through thin section observations, electron microscopy analysis, core physical property tests, and whole-rock and clay mineral content experiments. Second, the pore type, throat type and pore and throat combination characteristics are described from casting thin sections and scanning electron microscopy. Third, high-pressure mercury injection and nitrogen adsorption experiments are optimized to evaluate the characteristic parameters of pore throat distribution, micro- and nanopore throat frequency, permeability contribution and volume continuous distribution characteristics to quantitatively characterize the reservoir micro- and nanopores and throats. Then, the effective pore throat frequency specific gravity parameter of movable oil and the irreducible oil pore throat volume specific gravity parameter are introduced and combined with the reservoir physical properties, multipoint Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area, displacement pressure, maximum mercury saturation and mercury withdrawal efficiency parameters as the basic parameters for evaluation of tight sandstone reservoir quality. Finally, the weight coefficient of each parameter is calculated by the gray correlation method, and a reservoir comprehensive evaluation indicator (RCEI) is designed. The results show that the study area is dominated by types II and III tight sandstone reservoirs. In addition, the research method in this paper can be further extended to the evaluation of shale gas and other unconventional reservoirs after appropriate modification.

Numerical Simulation of the Stress Field of Thick 7B04 Aluminum Alloy Board during Continuous Manufacture Procedure

2007 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 259-264
Author(s):  
Hong Yuan Fang ◽  
Cheng Iei Fan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Stress Field ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
The Core ◽  
Manufacturing Procedure ◽  
Continuous Manufacture ◽  
Simulation Results

Numerical simulation method is employed in the article to analyze the stress field of thick 7B04 aluminum alloy board during manufacturing procedure of solution treatment, calendaring and stretching. The simulation results show that the surface of the board endures compressive stress while the core segment endures tensile stress, and the distribution of the stress is very inhomogeneous. The calendaring procedure helps to decrease the stress and redistribute the stress uniformly, but it also leads to stress concentration at the two ends of the board, which engenders bad influence on the subsequent processing. The board deforms plastically when being stretched, thus the stress decreases greatly and is redistributed uniformly.

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