To improve the understanding of the transport mechanism in shale gas reservoirs and build a theoretical basic for further researches on productivity evaluation and efficient exploitation, various gas transport mechani...To improve the understanding of the transport mechanism in shale gas reservoirs and build a theoretical basic for further researches on productivity evaluation and efficient exploitation, various gas transport mechanisms within a shale gas reservoir exploited by a horizontal well were thoroughly investigated, which took diffusion, adsorption/desorption and Darcy flow into account. The characteristics of diffusion in nano-scale pores in matrix and desorption on the matrix surface were both considered in the improved differential equations for seepage flow. By integrating the Langmuir isotherm desorption items into the new total dimensionless compression coefficient in matrix, the transport function and seepage flow could be formalized, simplified and consistent with the conventional form of diffusion equation. Furthermore, by utilizing the Laplace change and Sethfest inversion changes, the calculated results were obtained and further discussions indicated that transfer mechanisms were influenced by diffusion, adsorption/desorption. The research shows that when the matrix permeability is closed to magnitude of 10^-9D, the matrix flow only occurs near the surfacial matrix; as to the actual production, the central matrix blocks are barely involved in the production; the closer to the surface of matrix, the lower the pressure is and the more obvious the diffusion effect is; the behavior of adsorption/desorption can increase the matrix flow rate significantly and slow down the pressure of horizontal well obviously.展开更多
Sierpinski carpet is an exactly self-similar fractal,which is often used to simulate fractal porous media.A simple recursive model for the tortuosity of flow path in Sierpinski carpet is derived based on the self-simi...Sierpinski carpet is an exactly self-similar fractal,which is often used to simulate fractal porous media.A simple recursive model for the tortuosity of flow path in Sierpinski carpet is derived based on the self-similarity of the carpet.The proposed model is related to the stage of the carpet,and there is no empirical constant in this model.The model predictions are compared with those from available correlations by both numerical and experimental methods as well as analysis.Good agreement is found between the present model predictions and those from the available correlations.The present model may have the potential in analysis of transport properties in self-similar fractals.展开更多
A one-dimensional sand-pile model (Manna model), which has a stochastic redistribution process, is studied both in discrete and continuous manners. The system evolves into a critical state after a transient period. A ...A one-dimensional sand-pile model (Manna model), which has a stochastic redistribution process, is studied both in discrete and continuous manners. The system evolves into a critical state after a transient period. A detailed analysis of the probability distribution of the avalanche size and duration is numerically investigated. Interestingly,contrary to the deterministic one-dimensional sand-pile model, where multifractal analysis works well, the analysis based on simple finite-size scaling is suited to fitting the data on the distribution of the avalanche size and duration. The exponents characterizing these probability distributions are measured. Scaling relations of these scaling exponents and their universality class are discussed.展开更多
基金Foundation item: Project(PLN1129)supported by Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University), China
文摘To improve the understanding of the transport mechanism in shale gas reservoirs and build a theoretical basic for further researches on productivity evaluation and efficient exploitation, various gas transport mechanisms within a shale gas reservoir exploited by a horizontal well were thoroughly investigated, which took diffusion, adsorption/desorption and Darcy flow into account. The characteristics of diffusion in nano-scale pores in matrix and desorption on the matrix surface were both considered in the improved differential equations for seepage flow. By integrating the Langmuir isotherm desorption items into the new total dimensionless compression coefficient in matrix, the transport function and seepage flow could be formalized, simplified and consistent with the conventional form of diffusion equation. Furthermore, by utilizing the Laplace change and Sethfest inversion changes, the calculated results were obtained and further discussions indicated that transfer mechanisms were influenced by diffusion, adsorption/desorption. The research shows that when the matrix permeability is closed to magnitude of 10^-9D, the matrix flow only occurs near the surfacial matrix; as to the actual production, the central matrix blocks are barely involved in the production; the closer to the surface of matrix, the lower the pressure is and the more obvious the diffusion effect is; the behavior of adsorption/desorption can increase the matrix flow rate significantly and slow down the pressure of horizontal well obviously.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10932010.
文摘Sierpinski carpet is an exactly self-similar fractal,which is often used to simulate fractal porous media.A simple recursive model for the tortuosity of flow path in Sierpinski carpet is derived based on the self-similarity of the carpet.The proposed model is related to the stage of the carpet,and there is no empirical constant in this model.The model predictions are compared with those from available correlations by both numerical and experimental methods as well as analysis.Good agreement is found between the present model predictions and those from the available correlations.The present model may have the potential in analysis of transport properties in self-similar fractals.
文摘A one-dimensional sand-pile model (Manna model), which has a stochastic redistribution process, is studied both in discrete and continuous manners. The system evolves into a critical state after a transient period. A detailed analysis of the probability distribution of the avalanche size and duration is numerically investigated. Interestingly,contrary to the deterministic one-dimensional sand-pile model, where multifractal analysis works well, the analysis based on simple finite-size scaling is suited to fitting the data on the distribution of the avalanche size and duration. The exponents characterizing these probability distributions are measured. Scaling relations of these scaling exponents and their universality class are discussed.