Author: P. Bedrikovetsky Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9401722056 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 596
Book Description
It is a pleasure to be asked to write the foreword to this interesting new book. When Professor Bedrikovetsky first accepted my invitation to spend an extended sabbatical period in the Department of Mineral Resources Engineering at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, I hoped it would be a period of fruitful collaboration. This book, a short course and a variety of technical papers are tangible evidence of a successful stay in the UK. I am also pleased that Professor Bedrikovetsky acted on my suggestion to publish this book with Kluwer as part of the petroleum publications for which I am Series Editor. The book derives much of its origin from the unpublished Doctor of Science thesis which Professor Bedrikovetsky prepared in Russian while at the Gubkin Institute. The original DSc contained a number of discrete publications unified by an analytical mathematics approach to fluid flow in petroleum reservoirs. During his sabbatical stay at Imperial College, Professor Bedrikovetsky has refined and extended many of the chapters and has discussed each one with internationally recognised experts in the field. He received great encouragement and editorial advice from Dr Gren Rowan, who pioneered analytical methods in reservoir modelling at BP for many years.
Author: Pavel Bedrikovetsky Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789401722063 Category : Languages : en Pages : 600
Book Description
This book comprises a new mathematical study of multiphase multicomponent flows in heterogeneous porous media. The goal is to develop analytical models of the recovery processes from heterogeneous reservoirs based on the exact analytical solutions of equations of flow in porous media. The analytical models developed describe chemical and hot waterflooding, injection of gases and solvents in oil and gas condensate reservoirs. Analytical modelling allows a wide comparative study of application of different recovery technologies in any actual hydrocarbon reservoir and permits a detailed sensitivity study. Analytical solutions of inverse problems allow the determination of the properties of reservoirs and fluids from field test data and laboratory data. Applications of analytical models in feasibility studies, in the development planning and design, and in reservoir characterization are given with respect to numerous CIS oil and gas condensate fields. While a review of classical problems is included, the bulk of the book deals with original, unpublished material and new research. The book will be useful for researchers in petroleum engineering and reservoir modelling, for software engineers, for practical reservoir engineers and managers of reservoir studies.
Author: Zhangxin Chen Publisher: SIAM ISBN: 0898717078 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 244
Book Description
Beginning with an overview of classical reservoir engineering and basic reservoir simulation methods, this book then progresses through a discussion of types of flows - single-phase, two-phase, black oil (three-phase), single phase with multi-components, compositional, and thermal. The author provides a thorough glossary of petroleum engineering terms and their units, along with basic flow and transport equations and their unusual features, and corresponding rock and fluid properties. The book also summarises the practical aspects of reservoir simulation, such as data gathering and analysis, and reservoir performance prediction. Suitable as a text for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students in geology, petroleum engineering, and applied mathematics; as a reference book; or as a handbook for practitioners in the oil industry. Prerequisites are calculus, basic physics, and some knowledge of partial differential equations and matrix algebra.
Author: Abbas Zeinijahromi Publisher: ISBN: Category : Enhanced oil recovery Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
This is a PhD thesis by publication. It includes seven published/accepted for publication journal papers and two submitted papers in academic peer reviewed journals. The content of the thesis is also published in ten full volume technical papers of Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE). The thesis develops a theory for single and two-phase flow in porous media accounting for mobilization, migration, and straining of the natural reservoir fines. This phenomenon has been widely reported in laboratory studies and also well history data. The existing mathematical model, widely used in petroleum reservoir simulation, does not agree with laboratory observations. It contains phenomenological empirical constants which cannot be predicted theoretically. The new closed system of governing equations, proposed in the current thesis, is free of the above mentioned shortcomings. The proposed system contains a new theoretical function describing the rock capacity to liberate fines so-called maximum retention function. This function is based on the micro scale conditions of mechanical equilibrium of fine particles in the porous space. The mechanical equilibrium condition is a torque balance of drag, lifting, electrostatic, gravity, and capillary forces. The maximum retention function is derived for both single-phase and two-phase flows in porous media. The comparison between the modified particle detachment model and the maximum retention function and laboratory and well data has shown a good agreement, which validates the model. An exact analytical solution for single-phase flow in porous media with alternating velocity accounting for fines lifting has been derived, allowing for mathematical description of a laboratory test on the suspension injection into reservoir cores with alternating velocities. Good agreement between the laboratory test results and the mathematical modeling predictions validates the theory developed. Both analytical and numerical models for two-phase flow with induced fines migration have been developed. In reservoir scale approximation, the equivalence between the fines assisted water-flood and adsorption-free polymer flood has been investigated. It allows using the existing commercial simulators to model low salinity water-flood. The results of the modeling allow proposing a new technologically effective and economical method for improved sweep efficiency by fines assisted water-flooding. Moreover, modeling of low salinity water injection shows that permeability reduction due to induced fines migration can slow down the encroaching water in oil/gas reservoir under strong water support. It decreases water production during pressure depletion of oil/gas reservoirs and improves the recovery. Also, a small volume injection of low salinity water can be used to reduce the water conning problem in oil/gas wells and prolong the wells production life.
Author: Dr. Peter R. King Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Fluid dynamics Languages : en Pages : 854
Book Description
Based on a conference on mathematical aspects of oil recovery problems, this work reports recent research on fluid flow in oil reservoirs. Particular emphasis is placed on the mathematical and numerical methods used.
Author: Samuel Frederick Edwards Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 404
Book Description
This collection of papers, presented at the last IMA conference in Cambridge, covers recent developments in non-linear mathematics and electronic computers which have led to substantial advances in the field of fluid mechanics and related transport phenomena.
Author: Myron B. Allen, III Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119663873 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Master the techniques necessary to build and use computational models of porous media fluid flow In The Mathematics of Fluid Flow Through Porous Media, distinguished professor and mathematician Dr. Myron B. Allen delivers a one-stop and mathematically rigorous source of the foundational principles of porous medium flow modeling. The book shows readers how to design intelligent computation models for groundwater flow, contaminant transport, and petroleum reservoir simulation. Discussions of the mathematical fundamentals allow readers to prepare to work on computational problems at the frontiers of the field. Introducing several advanced techniques, including the method of characteristics, fundamental solutions, similarity methods, and dimensional analysis, The Mathematics of Fluid Flow Through Porous Media is an indispensable resource for students who have not previously encountered these concepts and need to master them to conduct computer simulations. Teaching mastery of a subject that has increasingly become a standard tool for engineers and applied mathematicians, and containing 75 exercises suitable for self-study or as part of a formal course, the book also includes: A thorough introduction to the mechanics of fluid flow in porous media, including the kinematics of simple continua, single-continuum balance laws, and constitutive relationships An exploration of single-fluid flows in porous media, including Darcy’s Law, non-Darcy flows, the single-phase flow equation, areal flows, and flows with wells Practical discussions of solute transport, including the transport equation, hydrodynamic dispersion, one-dimensional transport, and transport with adsorption A treatment of multiphase flows, including capillarity at the micro- and macroscale Perfect for graduate students in mathematics, civil engineering, petroleum engineering, soil science, and geophysics, The Mathematics of Fluid Flow Through Porous Media also belongs on the bookshelves of any researcher who wishes to extend their research into areas involving flows in porous media.
Author: Bin Yuan Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing ISBN: 0128137835 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 678
Book Description
Formation Damage during Improved Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Applications bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and field practice by presenting information on formation damage issues that arise during enhanced oil recovery. Multi-contributed technical chapters include sections on modeling and simulation, lab experiments, field case studies, and newly proposed technologies and methods that are related to formation damage during secondary and tertiary recovery processes in both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. Focusing on both the fundamental theories related to EOR and formation damage, this reference helps engineers formulate integrated and systematic designs for applying EOR processes while also considering formation damage issues. Presents the first complete reference addressing formation damage as a result of enhanced oil recovery Provides the mechanisms for formation damage issues that are coupled with EOR Suggests appropriate preventative actions or responses Delivers a structured approach on how to understand the fundamental theories, practical challenges and solutions
Author: Richard E. Ewing Publisher: SIAM ISBN: 0898716624 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
This book describes the state of the art of the mathematical theory and numerical analysis of imaging. Some of the applications covered in the book include computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, emission tomography, electron microscopy, ultrasound transmission tomography, industrial tomography, seismic tomography, impedance tomography, and NIR imaging.
Author: W. Fred Ramirez Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 9780080868790 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 242
Book Description
In recent years, enhanced oil recovery techniques have received much attention in the oil industry. Enhanced oil recovery methods can be divided into three major categories: thermal processes which include steam flooding, steam stimulation, and in-situ combustion; chemical processes which include surfactant-polymer injection, polymer flooding, and caustic flooding; and miscible displacement processes which include miscible hydrocarbon displacement, carbon dioxide injection of large amounts of rather expensive fluids into oil bearing reservoir formations. Commercial application of any enhanced oil recovery process relies upon economic projections that show a decent return on the investment. Because of high chemical costs, it is important to optimize enhanced oil recovery processes to provide the greatest recovery at the lowest chemical injection cost. The aim of this book is to develop an optimal control theory for the determination of operating strategies that maximize the economic attractiveness of enhanced oil recovery processes. The determination of optimal control histories or operating strategies is one of the key elements in the successful usage of new enhanced oil recovery techniques. The information contained in the book will therefore be both interesting and useful to all those working in petroleum engineering, petroleum management and chemical engineering.
Author: P. Bedrikovetsky
Author: Pavel Bedrikovetsky
Author: Zhangxin Chen
Author: Abbas Zeinijahromi
Author: Dr. Peter R. King
Author: Samuel Frederick Edwards
Author: Myron B. Allen, III
Author: Bin Yuan
Author: Richard E. Ewing
Author: W. Fred Ramirez