Research on reservoir rock stress sensitivity has traditionally focused on unary granular structures,neglecting the binary nature of real reservoirs,especially tight reservoirs.Understanding the stresssensitive behavi...Research on reservoir rock stress sensitivity has traditionally focused on unary granular structures,neglecting the binary nature of real reservoirs,especially tight reservoirs.Understanding the stresssensitive behavior and mathematical characterization of binary granular media remains a challenging task.In this study,we conducted online-NMR experiments to investigate the permeability and porosity evolution as well as stress-sensitive control mechanisms in tight sandy conglomerate samples.The results revealed stress sensitivity coefficients between 0.042 and 0.098 and permeability damage rates ranging from 65.6%to 90.9%,with an average pore compression coefficient of 0.0168—0.0208 MPa 1.Pore-scale compression occurred in three stages:filling,compression,and compaction,with matrix pores playing a dominant role in pore compression.The stress sensitivity of binary granular media was found to be influenced by the support structure and particle properties.High stress sensitivity was associated with small fine particle size,high fines content,high uniformity coefficient of particle size,high plastic deformation,and low Young's modulus.Matrix-supported samples exhibited a high irreversible permeability damage rate(average=74.2%)and stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.089),with pore spaces more slit-like.In contrast,grain-supported samples showed low stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.021)at high stress stages.Based on the experiments,we developed a mathematical model for stress sensitivity in binary granular media,considering binary granular properties and nested interactions using Hertz contact deformation and Poiseuille theory.By describing the change in activity content of fines under stress,we characterized the non-stationary state of compressive deformation in the binary granular structure and classified the reservoir into three categories.The model was applied for production prediction using actual data from the Mahu reservoir in China,showing that the energy retention rates of support-dominated,fill-dominated,and matrix-controlled reservoirs should be higher than 70.1%,88%,and 90.2%,respectively.展开更多
An experimental study is conducted to describe rate-dependent shear strength in a submerged granular medium to understand the mystery of submarine landslides with extremely small slide angles and long run-out distance...An experimental study is conducted to describe rate-dependent shear strength in a submerged granular medium to understand the mystery of submarine landslides with extremely small slide angles and long run-out distances.The experimental apparatus allows a long-span shear strain rate,■,for five orders of magnitude from 10^(-4)to 10^(1)s^(-1).It is observed that(a)submerged sand under higher shear tend to have bigger yield strength;this positive response of rate effect is significantly affected by the magnitudes of shear strain rates.(b)the residual strength of soil is clearly affected negatively by shear strain rate,decreasing as shear strain rate increases;even small variations under lower rate cause notable differences in residual strength,indicating a novel weaking rate-dependent.The yield strength and residual strength are corresponding to the shear state of soil.Hence,it is enough experimentally to explain that as long as the submarine mass flow speeds up,the slope sliding can be kept by only a small amount of force along the slide direction,which can be calculated as the gravity component even with a small slide angle.展开更多
In this paper,the nonliner response of granular composite medium is studied.The composite medium considered here is composed of nonlinear cylinders with linear concentric shells randomly distributed in linear host.In ...In this paper,the nonliner response of granular composite medium is studied.The composite medium considered here is composed of nonlinear cylinders with linear concentric shells randomly distributed in linear host.In the dilute limit,the effective linear dielectric constant and the high-order nonlinear susceptibilities are presented.展开更多
The images of granular ore media were captured by X-ray CT scanner. Combined with digital image processing and finite element techniques, the three-dimensional geometrical model, which represents the realistic pore st...The images of granular ore media were captured by X-ray CT scanner. Combined with digital image processing and finite element techniques, the three-dimensional geometrical model, which represents the realistic pore structure of the media, was constructed. With this model, three dimensional pore scale fluid flow among particles was simulated. Then the distributions of fluid flow velocity and pressure were analyzed and the hydraulic conductivity was calculated. The simulation results indicate the fluid flow behaviors are mainly dominated by the volume and topological structure of pore space. There exist obvious preferential flow and leaching blind zones simultaneously in the medium. The highest velocities generally occur in those narrow pores with high pressure drops. The hydraulic conductivity obtained by simulation is the same order of magnitude as the laboratory test result, which denotes the validity of the model. The pore-scale and macro-scale are combined and the established geometrical model can be used for the simulations of other phenomena during heap leaching process.展开更多
基金funded in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,grant number 51574257in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China,grant number 2015CB250904。
文摘Research on reservoir rock stress sensitivity has traditionally focused on unary granular structures,neglecting the binary nature of real reservoirs,especially tight reservoirs.Understanding the stresssensitive behavior and mathematical characterization of binary granular media remains a challenging task.In this study,we conducted online-NMR experiments to investigate the permeability and porosity evolution as well as stress-sensitive control mechanisms in tight sandy conglomerate samples.The results revealed stress sensitivity coefficients between 0.042 and 0.098 and permeability damage rates ranging from 65.6%to 90.9%,with an average pore compression coefficient of 0.0168—0.0208 MPa 1.Pore-scale compression occurred in three stages:filling,compression,and compaction,with matrix pores playing a dominant role in pore compression.The stress sensitivity of binary granular media was found to be influenced by the support structure and particle properties.High stress sensitivity was associated with small fine particle size,high fines content,high uniformity coefficient of particle size,high plastic deformation,and low Young's modulus.Matrix-supported samples exhibited a high irreversible permeability damage rate(average=74.2%)and stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.089),with pore spaces more slit-like.In contrast,grain-supported samples showed low stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.021)at high stress stages.Based on the experiments,we developed a mathematical model for stress sensitivity in binary granular media,considering binary granular properties and nested interactions using Hertz contact deformation and Poiseuille theory.By describing the change in activity content of fines under stress,we characterized the non-stationary state of compressive deformation in the binary granular structure and classified the reservoir into three categories.The model was applied for production prediction using actual data from the Mahu reservoir in China,showing that the energy retention rates of support-dominated,fill-dominated,and matrix-controlled reservoirs should be higher than 70.1%,88%,and 90.2%,respectively.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42120104008,41831291,42002273)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.22120210143)。
文摘An experimental study is conducted to describe rate-dependent shear strength in a submerged granular medium to understand the mystery of submarine landslides with extremely small slide angles and long run-out distances.The experimental apparatus allows a long-span shear strain rate,■,for five orders of magnitude from 10^(-4)to 10^(1)s^(-1).It is observed that(a)submerged sand under higher shear tend to have bigger yield strength;this positive response of rate effect is significantly affected by the magnitudes of shear strain rates.(b)the residual strength of soil is clearly affected negatively by shear strain rate,decreasing as shear strain rate increases;even small variations under lower rate cause notable differences in residual strength,indicating a novel weaking rate-dependent.The yield strength and residual strength are corresponding to the shear state of soil.Hence,it is enough experimentally to explain that as long as the submarine mass flow speeds up,the slope sliding can be kept by only a small amount of force along the slide direction,which can be calculated as the gravity component even with a small slide angle.
文摘In this paper,the nonliner response of granular composite medium is studied.The composite medium considered here is composed of nonlinear cylinders with linear concentric shells randomly distributed in linear host.In the dilute limit,the effective linear dielectric constant and the high-order nonlinear susceptibilities are presented.
基金Projects (50934002, 51074013, 51104100) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The images of granular ore media were captured by X-ray CT scanner. Combined with digital image processing and finite element techniques, the three-dimensional geometrical model, which represents the realistic pore structure of the media, was constructed. With this model, three dimensional pore scale fluid flow among particles was simulated. Then the distributions of fluid flow velocity and pressure were analyzed and the hydraulic conductivity was calculated. The simulation results indicate the fluid flow behaviors are mainly dominated by the volume and topological structure of pore space. There exist obvious preferential flow and leaching blind zones simultaneously in the medium. The highest velocities generally occur in those narrow pores with high pressure drops. The hydraulic conductivity obtained by simulation is the same order of magnitude as the laboratory test result, which denotes the validity of the model. The pore-scale and macro-scale are combined and the established geometrical model can be used for the simulations of other phenomena during heap leaching process.
