The imbibition process of waterflooding in naturally fractured reservoirs /
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
[Texas A & M University],
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Link to OAK Trust copy |
| Abstract: | This thesis presents procedures to properly simulate naturally fractured reservoirs using dual-porosity models. The main objectives of this work are to: (1) determine if the spontaneous imbibition can be simulated using a two phase CMG simulator and validate it with laboratory experiments in the literature; (2) study the effect of countercurrent imbibition in field scale applications; and (3) develop procedures for using the dual-porosity to simulate fluid displacement in a naturally fractured reservoir. Reservoir simulation techniques, analytical solutions and numerical simulation for a two phase single and dual-porosity are used to achieve our objectives. Analysis of a single matrix block with an injector and a producer well connected by a single fracture is analyzed and compared with both two phase single and dual-porosity models. Procedures for obtaining reliable results when modeling a naturally fractured reservoir with a two phase dual-porosity model are presented and analyzed. |
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| Item Description: | "Major Subject: Petroleum Engineering." Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created on Feb. 17, 2005.). Vita. Abstract. "Major Subject: Petroleum Engineering" Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created on Feb. 17, 2005.) Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Format: | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |