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Numerical simulation on natural gas migration and accumulation in sweet spots of tight reservoir
- Source :
- Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 81:103454
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Although the exploration and development of tight gas have made great progress, the quantified study on gas migration and accumulation in sweet spots of tight gas reservoir is still limited. In this work, a computer program is developed to conveniently describe the different shape of sweet spots and the fractures in tight reservoir. Then, gas migration and accumulation processes are simulated, and the numerical simulation results are visualized and quantified. Based on the simulation results, the mechanism of gas migration and accumulation in sweet spots is revealed. The results indicate that the migration and accumulation of gas are two relatively independent processes. The gas migration process is determined by the permeability of rocks. The critical condition of gas accumulation in sweet spots is mostly determined by the capillary pressure difference between sweet spots and surrounding rock. The two migration patterns are clearly observed during the numerical simulations. When surrounding rock has seepage capacity for gas, the migration pattern tends to be piston-like displacement; when surrounding rock is impermeable for gas, the gas can only migrate into sweet spots through connected fractures. As a result, the migration pattern for this situation tends to be fingering displacement.
- Subjects :
- Capillary pressure
Computer simulation
Spots
business.industry
020209 energy
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
02 engineering and technology
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Permeability (earth sciences)
Fuel Technology
020401 chemical engineering
Natural gas
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
0204 chemical engineering
Petrology
business
Critical condition
Tight gas
Geology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18755100
- Volume :
- 81
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2ddfa2917b2f8cb6742b66e205087037