A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment
Inaccessible pore volume (IAPV) can have an important impact on the placement of gelant during in situ gel treatment for conformance control. Previously, IAPV was considered to be a constant factor in simulators, yet it lacked dynamic characterization. This paper proposes a numerical simulation mode...
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| description | Inaccessible pore volume (IAPV) can have an important impact on the placement of gelant during in situ gel treatment for conformance control. Previously, IAPV was considered to be a constant factor in simulators, yet it lacked dynamic characterization. This paper proposes a numerical simulation model of IAPV. The model was derived based on the theoretical hydrodynamic model of gelant molecules. The model considers both static features, such as gelant and formation properties, and dynamic features, such as gelant rheology and retention. To validate our model, we collected IAPV from 64 experiments and the results showed that our model fit moderately into these lab results, which proved the robustness of our model. The results of the sensitivity test showed that, considering rheology and retention, IAPV in the matrix dramatically increased when flow velocity and gelant concentration increased, but IAPV in the fracture maintained a low value. Finally, the results of the penetration degree showed that the high IAPV in the matrix greatly benefited gelant placement near the wellbore situation with a high flow velocity and gelant concentration. By considering dynamic features, this new numerical model can be applied in future integral reservoir simulators to better predict the gelant placement of in situ gel treatment for conformance control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dcb9035029a465fb25a4984c5860a762023-11-23T16:45:48ZengMDPI AGGels2310-28612022-06-018637510.3390/gels8060375A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel TreatmentJianqiao Leng0Xindi Sun1Mingzhen Wei2Baojun Bai3Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USADepartment of Physics and Pre-Engineering, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, USADepartment of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USADepartment of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USAInaccessible pore volume (IAPV) can have an important impact on the placement of gelant during in situ gel treatment for conformance control. Previously, IAPV was considered to be a constant factor in simulators, yet it lacked dynamic characterization. This paper proposes a numerical simulation model of IAPV. The model was derived based on the theoretical hydrodynamic model of gelant molecules. The model considers both static features, such as gelant and formation properties, and dynamic features, such as gelant rheology and retention. To validate our model, we collected IAPV from 64 experiments and the results showed that our model fit moderately into these lab results, which proved the robustness of our model. The results of the sensitivity test showed that, considering rheology and retention, IAPV in the matrix dramatically increased when flow velocity and gelant concentration increased, but IAPV in the fracture maintained a low value. Finally, the results of the penetration degree showed that the high IAPV in the matrix greatly benefited gelant placement near the wellbore situation with a high flow velocity and gelant concentration. By considering dynamic features, this new numerical model can be applied in future integral reservoir simulators to better predict the gelant placement of in situ gel treatment for conformance control.https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/6/375IAPVgelantplacementrheologyretention |
| spellingShingle | Jianqiao Leng Xindi Sun Mingzhen Wei Baojun Bai A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment Gels IAPV gelant placement rheology retention |
| title | A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment |
| title_full | A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment |
| title_fullStr | A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment |
| title_short | A Novel Numerical Model of Gelant Inaccessible Pore Volume for In Situ Gel Treatment |
| title_sort | novel numerical model of gelant inaccessible pore volume for in situ gel treatment |
| topic | IAPV gelant placement rheology retention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/6/375 |
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