Effect of reservoir heterogeneities and flow mechanisms on numerical simulation requirements

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dc.contributor.advisorMoore, R. Gordon
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Richard Oren
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-05T16:36:54Z
dc.date.available2005-08-05T16:36:54Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 185-205.en
dc.description.abstractThe simulation of Enhanced Qil Becovery (EOR) processes and waterfloods accounting for both small and large scale heterogeneity is a difficult task. Yet it is not possible to make accurate forecasts unless reservoir heterogeneity is accounted for. The research objective is to develop criteria for the engineer or geologist so that they can estimate the amount of geological detail required to make accurate reservoir performance predictions. The lumping of permeability regions into grid blocks depends upon: •The amount of viscous, capillary, dispersive, and gravity crossflow. •the size and type of permeability heterogeneity. The study presents various dimensionless groups and their criteria in order to determine if permeability variations can be averaged together, or if they must be directly modelled. The permeability correlation length, permeability variance, mobility ratio, effective aspect ratio, gravity-viscous number, capillaryviscous number, and Peclet number dictate the level of heterogeneity that must be explicitly modelled.
dc.format.extentxv, 205 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationBaker, R. O. (1993). Effect of reservoir heterogeneities and flow mechanisms on numerical simulation requirements (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11621en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/11621
dc.identifier.isbn0315938552en
dc.identifier.lccTD 395 B35 1993en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/30889
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEngineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccTD 395 B35 1993en
dc.subject.lcshReservoirs - Mathematical models
dc.subject.lcshReservoirs
dc.titleEffect of reservoir heterogeneities and flow mechanisms on numerical simulation requirements
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 855 520541927
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