Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model
The objective of this study is to visualize the flow pattern in methane hydrate (MH) reservoir model under atmospheric pressure condition. A method to mimic a real MH reservoir was introduced into the present research to visualize the multiphase flow pattern in porous media under thermal fluid injec...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:640b6ec46c4a45f9a754094cda8ca436 2023-05-15T17:11:43+02:00 Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model Hikaru YAMADA Lin CHEN Junnosuke OKAJIMA Atsuki KOMIYA Shigenao MARUYAMA 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1299/jfst.2018jfst0028 https://doaj.org/article/640b6ec46c4a45f9a754094cda8ca436 EN eng The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/13/4/13_2018jfst0028/_pdf/-char/en https://doaj.org/toc/1880-5558 1880-5558 doi:10.1299/jfst.2018jfst0028 https://doaj.org/article/640b6ec46c4a45f9a754094cda8ca436 Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp JFST0028-JFST0028 (2018) methane hydrate visualization hydraulic fracturing flow pattern permeability change Science (General) Q1-390 Technology T article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1299/jfst.2018jfst0028 2022-12-31T10:59:08Z The objective of this study is to visualize the flow pattern in methane hydrate (MH) reservoir model under atmospheric pressure condition. A method to mimic a real MH reservoir was introduced into the present research to visualize the multiphase flow pattern in porous media under thermal fluid injection. First, porous media mimicking real MH reservoir were prepared in a visualization cell with dual horizontal wells, which were composed of glass beads, ice of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) aqueous solution and ethanol (C2H5OH). Thereafter, hydraulic fracturing by injecting C2H5OH aqueous solution was executed to generate flow path that increases permeability between the injection well and production well. The flow pattern in the reservoir model with the flow path was then visualized during the injection of hydrochloric acid (HCl) aqueous solution. The dominant factors governing the multiphase flow in fractured porous MH mimicking reservoir were evaluated. It was found that the flow path formation with high permeability by hydraulic fracturing and permeability increment by ice melting are of critical importance for the reservoir mimicking system. In addition, it is found that the liquid phase flow may also be affected by the formation of gas phase inside the porous media that mimic the dissociation process in the real MH reservoir. Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Journal of Fluid Science and Technology 13 4 JFST0028 JFST0028 |
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The objective of this study is to visualize the flow pattern in methane hydrate (MH) reservoir model under atmospheric pressure condition. A method to mimic a real MH reservoir was introduced into the present research to visualize the multiphase flow pattern in porous media under thermal fluid injection. First, porous media mimicking real MH reservoir were prepared in a visualization cell with dual horizontal wells, which were composed of glass beads, ice of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) aqueous solution and ethanol (C2H5OH). Thereafter, hydraulic fracturing by injecting C2H5OH aqueous solution was executed to generate flow path that increases permeability between the injection well and production well. The flow pattern in the reservoir model with the flow path was then visualized during the injection of hydrochloric acid (HCl) aqueous solution. The dominant factors governing the multiphase flow in fractured porous MH mimicking reservoir were evaluated. It was found that the flow path formation with high permeability by hydraulic fracturing and permeability increment by ice melting are of critical importance for the reservoir mimicking system. In addition, it is found that the liquid phase flow may also be affected by the formation of gas phase inside the porous media that mimic the dissociation process in the real MH reservoir. |
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Hikaru YAMADA Lin CHEN Junnosuke OKAJIMA Atsuki KOMIYA Shigenao MARUYAMA |
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Hikaru YAMADA Lin CHEN Junnosuke OKAJIMA Atsuki KOMIYA Shigenao MARUYAMA |
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Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model |
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Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model |
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Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model |
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Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model |
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Visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model |
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visualization of the flow pattern in methane hydrate reservoir model |
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