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Waterflooding is widely used in secondary oil recovery. The physics is described by the model of two-phase flow in porous media. The aim of the present work is to implement this model in COMSOL Multiphysics and to simulate the process of waterflooding. It is analyzed in two dimensions. ... En savoir plus
New geothermal energy sources hold promise for the future. Deep submarine geothermal energy related to hydrothermal vents is emerging in many places along the oceanic spreading centers. Shallow submarine geothermal systems are found near to continental platforms. We present the initial ... En savoir plus
To consider effective counter measures against ground water contaminated with dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) such as chlorinated solvents, it is first important to understand the mechanism of their migration in heterogeneous aquifer. In addition, numerical analysis models to ... En savoir plus
The Marine Controlled Source ElectroMagnetic (marine CSEM) is a geophysical method used by the oil industry to investigate resistive targets in the sediments under the ocean floor. In this work we simulate marine CSEM data including 1D, 2.5D and 3D modeling. The results obtained with ... En savoir plus
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique used to extract oil and gas in shale rock. A mixture of water, sand, and chemicals are pumped into the well at high pressures to keep the fissures open, which allows the gas to flow. Although intermediate casings are inserted into the ... En savoir plus
2015年由美国大发起页岩气革命成功地使美国从油气进口国转变为油气出口国。这使得页岩气成为能源领域关注的热点。页岩气与煤炭和石油相比更为清洁,且储量更为丰富。开发页岩气的两项关键技术是水平井钻井技术和压裂改造地层技术。 然而,由于页岩相比于其他岩石水化学活性更强,导致在水平井钻穿储层过程中井壁极容易垮塌失稳。油基泥浆的使用可以克服上述问题,但成本昂贵且受环保限制。水基泥浆的普及依赖于对页岩水化的深入理解。在页岩水化反应过程中,温度场、离子浓度场、渗流场、应力场均不同程度地作用在井壁周围岩石,而且相互耦合作用随时间不断变化 ... En savoir plus
Nowadays, gas and nuclear waste storage, shale gas and EOR exploitation rise the need to understand and predict the fate of multiphase flows in the underground. Various formulations for multiphase flow arise from different linear combinations of governing equations and choice of ... En savoir plus
“页岩气革命”使美国成功摆脱了对他国能源的严重依赖,目前我国页岩气的勘探开发也已取得了突破性成果,但是随着页岩气的开发,仍存在三大问题困扰着科学工作者和现场工程师:(1)页岩气开发过程中的渗透率演化规律尚未摸清;(2)在产气过程中,页岩气在产量上往往呈现出不确定性;(3)缺乏针对页岩气进行历史拟合和产量预测的数学工具。针对以上三个主要问题,我们定义非常规储层固有渗透率的演化是裂隙和基质之间物质传输和应力传递的结果,并建立了离散体模型研究孔隙变形与流体流动之间的耦合作用;以此为基础,我们建立双基质双重孔隙介质模型(连续介质模型)研究页岩基质变形与流体流动之间的耦合关系 ... En savoir plus
Understanding the rock structure at nano to micro scale is of growing importance in geology, oil and gas, and hydrology. New approaches that relies on a variety of high resolution 3D imaging techniques offered tremendous potential. These new approaches, in the meanwhile, introduce ... En savoir plus
Accurate estimation of rock permeability and porosity play a crucial role in the evaluation of oil and gas reservoirs. This evaluation is, however, challenging in tight formations such as shale due to the slow transition of fluid in such formations with extremely-low permeability. To ... En savoir plus