Impact of Relative Permeability Hysteresis on the Numerical Simulation of WAG 
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Spiteri, Elizabeth; Juanes, Ruben

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“…5,6 In the context of combined injections of CO 2 and brine (WAG process) or in Huff&Puff process, it is also important to account for the cycle hysteresis mechanisms, where one cycle is defined as a drainage followed by an imbibition. 7,8,9,10 To move from the pore to the core scale (or Darcy's scale), these physical mechanisms are taken into account in numerical models through macroscopic data parameterized by reservoir engineers. It mainly consists in -the capillary pressure (P c ) curve, -the relative permeability (k r ) curves, -a hysteresis model between drainage and imbibition processes.…”

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An Integrated Approach to Parameterize Reservoir Models for CO2 Injection in Aquifers

Egermann

Chalbaud

Duquerroix

et al. 2006

SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

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TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractThe injection of carbon dioxide in oil and gas reservoirs (Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery, EHR) or in aquifers is a promising way to cope with the short-medium term issue of greenhouse gas emission mitigation. Although CO 2 -EHR projects represent the best economical opportunities, the CO 2 injection projects in deep aquifers offer the largest capacity potential for long-term CO 2 storage. The design of a CO 2 injection project mainly depends on the results of reservoir models.Using this approach, we show that an unique set of parameters enables modeling of CO 2 injection for various thermodynamic conditions and fluid systems. Therefore, such approach leads to predictive simulations at the core scale, which contributes to the accuracy of the performance prediction of the CO 2 injection at the reservoir scale, if the main geological features (heterogeneities) are included into the large scale model.

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An Integrated Approach to Parameterize Reservoir Models for CO2 Injection in Aquifers

Egermann

Chalbaud

Duquerroix

et al. 2006

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“…However, adapting capillary pressure between oil and brine caused serious convergence problems. Additionally, both Aziz and Settari (1979) and Spiteri and Juanes (2006) pointed out that the effects of capillary pressures are often negligible in field-scale simulation, where the characteristic capillary length is much smaller than the grid resolution. Therefore, the effect of capillary pressure between oil and brine were neglected in this work.…”

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Phase II Final Scientific/Technical Report

Grigg¹,

McPherson²,

Lee³

2011

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“…Hysteresis needs to be modelled accurately to obtain reliable recovery predictions. Yet, the many different empirical trapping and hysteresis models that are available in modern reservoir simulations yield very different recovery forecasts (Spiteri & Juanes 2006). Although the effect of hysteresis decreases with increasing reservoir heterogeneity in carbonate reservoirs, it is not negligible (Agada & Geiger 2014).…”

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Fundamental controls on fluid flow in carbonates: current workflows to emerging technologies

Agar

Geiger

2014

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The introduction reviews topics relevant to the fundamental controls on fluid flow in carbonate reservoirs and to the prediction of reservoir performance. The review provides research and industry contexts for papers in this volume only. A discussion of global context and frameworks emphasizes the value yet to be captured from compare and contrast studies. Multidisciplinary efforts highlight the importance of greater integration of sedimentology, diagenesis and structural geology. Developments in analytical and experimental methods, stimulated by advances in the materials sciences, support new insights into fundamental (pore-scale) processes in carbonate rocks. Subsurface imaging methods relevant to the delineation of heterogeneities in carbonates highlight techniques that serve to decrease the gap between seismically resolvable features and well-scale measurements. Methods to fuse geological information across scales are advancing through multiscale integration and proxies. A surge in computational power over the last two decades has been accompanied by developments in computational methods and algorithms. Developments related to visualization and data interaction support stronger geoscience-engineering collaborations. High-resolution and real-time monitoring of the subsurface are driving novel sensing capabilities and growing interest in data mining and analytics. Together, these offer an exciting opportunity to learn more about the fundamental fluid-flow processes in carbonate reservoirs at the interwell scale.

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Impact of Relative Permeability Hysteresis on the Numerical Simulation of WAG Injection

Cited by 42 publications

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An Integrated Approach to Parameterize Reservoir Models for CO2 Injection in Aquifers

An Integrated Approach to Parameterize Reservoir Models for CO2 Injection in Aquifers

Phase II Final Scientific/Technical Report

Fundamental controls on fluid flow in carbonates: current workflows to emerging technologies

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