CO_(2) immiscible flooding is an environmentally-friendly and effective method to enhance oil recovery in ultra-low permeability reservoirs.A mathematical model of CO_(2) immiscible flooding was developed,considering ...CO_(2) immiscible flooding is an environmentally-friendly and effective method to enhance oil recovery in ultra-low permeability reservoirs.A mathematical model of CO_(2) immiscible flooding was developed,considering the variation in crude oil viscosity and starting pressure gradient in ultra-low permeability reservoirs based on the non-Darcy percolation theory.The mathematical model and numerical simulator were developed in the C++language to simulate the effects of fluid viscosity,starting pressure gradient,and other physical parameters on the distribution of the oil pressure field,oil saturation field,gas saturation field,oil viscosity field,and oil production.The results showed that the formation pressure and pressure propagation velocity in CO_(2) immiscible flooding were lower than the findings without considering the starting pressure gradient.The formation oil content saturation and the crude oil formation viscosity were higher after the consideration of the starting pressure gradient.The viscosity of crude oil considering the initiation pressure gradient during the formation was higher than that without this gradient,but the yield was lower than that condition.Our novel mathematical models helped the characterization of seepage resistance,revealed the influence of fluid property changes on seepage,improved the mathematical model of oil seepage in immiscible flooding processes,and guided the improvement of crude oil recovery in immiscible flooding processes.展开更多
In order to increase the production of oil in low permeability reservoirs with high efficiency,it is necessary to fully understand the properties and special behaviors of the reservoirs and correctly describe the flow...In order to increase the production of oil in low permeability reservoirs with high efficiency,it is necessary to fully understand the properties and special behaviors of the reservoirs and correctly describe the flow in the reservoirs.This paper applies the branching network mode to the study of the starting pressure gradient of nonlinear Newtonian fluid (Bingham fluid) in the reservoirs with low permeability based on the fact that the fractured network may exist in the reservoirs.The proposed model for starting pressure gradient is a function of yield stress,microstructural parameters of the network.The proposed model may have the potential in further exploiting the mechanisms of flow in porous media with fractured network.展开更多
Transverse pressure gradient(TPG)is one of the key factors influencing the boundary layer airflow diversion in a bump inlet.This paper proposes a novel TPG-based hypersonic bump inlet design method.This method consist...Transverse pressure gradient(TPG)is one of the key factors influencing the boundary layer airflow diversion in a bump inlet.This paper proposes a novel TPG-based hypersonic bump inlet design method.This method consists of two steps.First,a parametric optimization approach is employed to design a series of 2D inlets with various compression efficiencies.Then,according to the prescribed TPG,the optimized inlets are placed in different osculating planes to generate a 3D bump inlet.This method provides a means to directly control the aerodynamic parameters of the bump rather than the geometric parameters.By performing this method to a hypersonic chin inlet,a long and wide bump surface is formed in the compression wall,which leads to good integration of the bump/inlet.Results show that a part of the near-wall boundary layer flow is diverted by the bump,resulting in a slight decrease in the mass flow but a significant improvement in the total pressure recovery.In addition,the starting ability is significantly improved by adding the bump surface.Analysis reveals that the bump has a 3D rebuilding effect on the large-scale separation bubble of the unstarted inlet.Finally,a mass flow correction is performed on the designed bump inlet to increase the mass flow to full airflow capture.The results show that the mass flow rate of the corrected bump inlet reaches up to 0.9993,demonstrating that the correction method is effective.展开更多
基金the Dongying Science Development Fund Project(Nos.DJ2022009 and DJ2020003)the Shandong Provincial Higher Education Research and Development Program(Science and Technology A Class)(No.J18KA201)+2 种基金the High-level Talent Research Start-up Fund of Shengli College of China University of Petroleum(No.KQ2019-008)the Chunhui Project of Shengli College of China University of Petroleum(No.KY2017004)the Research Cultivation Project of College of Big Data and Basic Science of Shandong Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Technology(No.XYPY2201)which supports are appreciated.
文摘CO_(2) immiscible flooding is an environmentally-friendly and effective method to enhance oil recovery in ultra-low permeability reservoirs.A mathematical model of CO_(2) immiscible flooding was developed,considering the variation in crude oil viscosity and starting pressure gradient in ultra-low permeability reservoirs based on the non-Darcy percolation theory.The mathematical model and numerical simulator were developed in the C++language to simulate the effects of fluid viscosity,starting pressure gradient,and other physical parameters on the distribution of the oil pressure field,oil saturation field,gas saturation field,oil viscosity field,and oil production.The results showed that the formation pressure and pressure propagation velocity in CO_(2) immiscible flooding were lower than the findings without considering the starting pressure gradient.The formation oil content saturation and the crude oil formation viscosity were higher after the consideration of the starting pressure gradient.The viscosity of crude oil considering the initiation pressure gradient during the formation was higher than that without this gradient,but the yield was lower than that condition.Our novel mathematical models helped the characterization of seepage resistance,revealed the influence of fluid property changes on seepage,improved the mathematical model of oil seepage in immiscible flooding processes,and guided the improvement of crude oil recovery in immiscible flooding processes.
基金supported by the Open Fund (PLN0902) of State Key Laboratory of Oil and Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10932010)
文摘In order to increase the production of oil in low permeability reservoirs with high efficiency,it is necessary to fully understand the properties and special behaviors of the reservoirs and correctly describe the flow in the reservoirs.This paper applies the branching network mode to the study of the starting pressure gradient of nonlinear Newtonian fluid (Bingham fluid) in the reservoirs with low permeability based on the fact that the fractured network may exist in the reservoirs.The proposed model for starting pressure gradient is a function of yield stress,microstructural parameters of the network.The proposed model may have the potential in further exploiting the mechanisms of flow in porous media with fractured network.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12102470)the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate(No.CX20200082),China。
文摘Transverse pressure gradient(TPG)is one of the key factors influencing the boundary layer airflow diversion in a bump inlet.This paper proposes a novel TPG-based hypersonic bump inlet design method.This method consists of two steps.First,a parametric optimization approach is employed to design a series of 2D inlets with various compression efficiencies.Then,according to the prescribed TPG,the optimized inlets are placed in different osculating planes to generate a 3D bump inlet.This method provides a means to directly control the aerodynamic parameters of the bump rather than the geometric parameters.By performing this method to a hypersonic chin inlet,a long and wide bump surface is formed in the compression wall,which leads to good integration of the bump/inlet.Results show that a part of the near-wall boundary layer flow is diverted by the bump,resulting in a slight decrease in the mass flow but a significant improvement in the total pressure recovery.In addition,the starting ability is significantly improved by adding the bump surface.Analysis reveals that the bump has a 3D rebuilding effect on the large-scale separation bubble of the unstarted inlet.Finally,a mass flow correction is performed on the designed bump inlet to increase the mass flow to full airflow capture.The results show that the mass flow rate of the corrected bump inlet reaches up to 0.9993,demonstrating that the correction method is effective.
