Regarding CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery,this work focuses on changes in the multiphase(free/adsorbed)CH_(4)in the process of CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery,by utilizing a rigorous numerical model with real geol...Regarding CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery,this work focuses on changes in the multiphase(free/adsorbed)CH_(4)in the process of CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery,by utilizing a rigorous numerical model with real geological parameters.This work studies nine injection well(IW)and CH_(4)production well(PW)combinations of CO_(2)to determine the influence of IW and PW locations on the dynamic interaction of multiphase CH_(4)during 10000 d of CO_(2)injection.The results indicate that the content of both the adsorbed CH_(4)and free CH_(4)is strongly variable before(and during)the CO_(2)-CH_(4)displacement.In addition,during the simulation process,the proportion of the adsorbed CH_(4)among all extracted CH_(4)phases dynamically increases first and then tends to stabilize at 70%-80%.Moreover,the IW-PWs combinations signifi-cantly affect the outcomes of CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery-for both the proportion of adsorbed/free CH_(4)and the recovery efficiency.A longer IW-PW distance enables more adsorbed CH_(4)to be recovered but results in a lower efficiency of shale gas recovery.Basically,a shorter IW-PWs distance helps recover CH_(4)via CO_(2)injection if the IW targets the bottom layer of the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale formation.This numerical work expands the knowl-edge of CO_(2)enhanced gas recovery from depleted shale reservoirs.展开更多
基金supported by the Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M683253)the Key Laboratory of Shale Gas Exploration,Ministry of Natural Resources(No.KLSGE-MLR-202003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51704197).
文摘Regarding CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery,this work focuses on changes in the multiphase(free/adsorbed)CH_(4)in the process of CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery,by utilizing a rigorous numerical model with real geological parameters.This work studies nine injection well(IW)and CH_(4)production well(PW)combinations of CO_(2)to determine the influence of IW and PW locations on the dynamic interaction of multiphase CH_(4)during 10000 d of CO_(2)injection.The results indicate that the content of both the adsorbed CH_(4)and free CH_(4)is strongly variable before(and during)the CO_(2)-CH_(4)displacement.In addition,during the simulation process,the proportion of the adsorbed CH_(4)among all extracted CH_(4)phases dynamically increases first and then tends to stabilize at 70%-80%.Moreover,the IW-PWs combinations signifi-cantly affect the outcomes of CO_(2)enhanced shale gas recovery-for both the proportion of adsorbed/free CH_(4)and the recovery efficiency.A longer IW-PW distance enables more adsorbed CH_(4)to be recovered but results in a lower efficiency of shale gas recovery.Basically,a shorter IW-PWs distance helps recover CH_(4)via CO_(2)injection if the IW targets the bottom layer of the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale formation.This numerical work expands the knowl-edge of CO_(2)enhanced gas recovery from depleted shale reservoirs.
