Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam
The connectivity of the internal pores and fractures in oil shale is the critical factor in determining the success of the insitu pyrolysis of the oil shale with superheated steam. In this paper, using a self-developed superheated steam pyrolysis experimental system, oil shale samples were subjected...
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| description | The connectivity of the internal pores and fractures in oil shale is the critical factor in determining the success of the insitu pyrolysis of the oil shale with superheated steam. In this paper, using a self-developed superheated steam pyrolysis experimental system, oil shale samples were subjected to pyrolysis experiments at different steam temperatures. Then, the oil shale samples were scanned with high-precision micro-CT equipment to obtain the three-dimensional digital core of oil shale (DCOS). Based on the three-dimensional site percolation theory and renormalization group algorithm, the pore and fracture connectivity characteristics of the DCOSs were studied. The results show that when the steam temperature reached the pyrolysis temperature for oil shale, a series of pores was formed during the pyrolysis process. These pores gradually connected the adjacent fracture and subsequently formed a massive pore-fracture cluster. However, from room temperature to 555 °C, there were always parts with porosity less than 5% in the DCOSs perpendicular to the direction of the sedimentary bedding, forming the bottleneck of the seepage passage. This occurrence is the main reason that the permeability of the oil shale perpendicular to the direction of the sedimentary bedding is far lower than that parallel to the direction of the sedimentary bedding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b042654dfee49b2bee078233a61cf282023-11-20T19:28:02ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-11-011321571610.3390/en13215716Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated SteamXudong Huang0Dong Yang1Zhiqin Kang2Key Lab of In-situ Property-improving Mining of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaKey Lab of In-situ Property-improving Mining of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaKey Lab of In-situ Property-improving Mining of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaThe connectivity of the internal pores and fractures in oil shale is the critical factor in determining the success of the insitu pyrolysis of the oil shale with superheated steam. In this paper, using a self-developed superheated steam pyrolysis experimental system, oil shale samples were subjected to pyrolysis experiments at different steam temperatures. Then, the oil shale samples were scanned with high-precision micro-CT equipment to obtain the three-dimensional digital core of oil shale (DCOS). Based on the three-dimensional site percolation theory and renormalization group algorithm, the pore and fracture connectivity characteristics of the DCOSs were studied. The results show that when the steam temperature reached the pyrolysis temperature for oil shale, a series of pores was formed during the pyrolysis process. These pores gradually connected the adjacent fracture and subsequently formed a massive pore-fracture cluster. However, from room temperature to 555 °C, there were always parts with porosity less than 5% in the DCOSs perpendicular to the direction of the sedimentary bedding, forming the bottleneck of the seepage passage. This occurrence is the main reason that the permeability of the oil shale perpendicular to the direction of the sedimentary bedding is far lower than that parallel to the direction of the sedimentary bedding.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5716oil shalesuperheated steampore and fractureconnectivitysite percolation |
| spellingShingle | Xudong Huang Dong Yang Zhiqin Kang Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam Energies oil shale superheated steam pore and fracture connectivity site percolation |
| title | Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam |
| title_full | Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam |
| title_fullStr | Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam |
| title_short | Study on the Pore and Fracture Connectivity Characteristics of Oil Shale Pyrolyzed by Superheated Steam |
| title_sort | study on the pore and fracture connectivity characteristics of oil shale pyrolyzed by superheated steam |
| topic | oil shale superheated steam pore and fracture connectivity site percolation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5716 |
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