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Utilization of percolation theory to evaluate conductivity of fractured reservoirs - Effect of fracture correlation length on universality
Ghorbani, S ; Sharif University of Technology
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- Type of Document: Article
- DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201401130
- Abstract:
- The knowledge of the conductivity across the reservoir that is based on the swept fraction controls the recoverable rates of the hydrocarbon in the secondary displacement processes. Most of the time, we need a fast estimation of the conductivity for decision making during field development. Percolation theory is a very useful tool to get this goal. According to this fact that the results of this method are universal, they could be used widely. In this study connectivity and conductivity percolation models are developed and the universal exponents for connectivity and conductivity in fractured reservoir as well as their dependency on the correlation length are investigated. For L< ξ the conductivity universal exponent was found to be equal to 0.627 and for larger L, i.e. L>ξ, 1.258
- Keywords:
- Decision making ; Engineering exhibitions ; Engineers ; Hydrocarbons ; Percolation (solid state) ; Petroleum engineering ; Soil structure interactions ; Solvents ; Conductivity percolation ; Correlation lengths ; Displacement process ; Fast estimation ; Field development ; Fractured reservoir ; Percolation theory ; Petroleum reservoir evaluation
- Source: 72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010: A New Spring for Geoscience. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010 ; Vol. 6, issue , 2010 , p. 4286-4290
- URL: http://earthdoc.eage.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=39741