Fully coupled modeling of two-phase fluid flow and geomechanics in ultra-deep natural gas reservoirs

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作者
Shen, Weijun [1 ,2 ]
Ma, Tianran [3 ]
Li, Xizhe [4 ]
Sun, Baojiang [5 ]
Hu, Yong [4 ]
Xu, Jianchun [5 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mech, Key Lab Mech Fluid Solid Coupling Syst, Beijing 100190 AC, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Engn Sci, Beijing 100049 AC, Peoples R China
[3] China Univ Min & Technol, Sch Mech & Civil Engn, Xuzhou 221116 AC, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[4] PetroChina Res Inst Petr Explorat & Dev, Beijing, Peoples R China
[5] China Univ Petr East China, Sch Petr Engn, Qingdao 266580 AC, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
NUMERICAL-SIMULATION; POROUS-MEDIA; PERMEABILITY; STRESS; POROSITY; FORMULATION; MECHANISM; OIL;
D O I
10.1063/5.0084975
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
Efficiently and accurately understanding the fluid flow behavior in ultra-deep natural gas reservoirs is very challenging due to the complex geological environment and the intricate gas properties at high pressure. In this study, a fully coupled fluid flow and geomechanical model was developed to simulate complex production phenomena in ultra-deep natural gas reservoirs. Stress-dependent porosity and permeability models were applied, and then the governing equations of the model were incorporated into COMSOL Multiphysics. Furthermore, the model was verified by the reservoir depletion from the Keshen gas field in China, and the effects of reservoir properties and geomechanics on gas production were discussed. The results showed that the reservoir pressure and water saturation exhibited a significant funnel-shaped decline during the reservoir depletion. The higher relative permeability of the gas phase results in more methane gas production, thereby reducing the average pore pressure and gas saturation near the wellhead. When considering geomechanical effects, the production behavior significantly changes. The predictive value of gas production was higher when the reservoir rock deformation was ignored. The gas production exhibited strong positive correlations with reservoir porosity, fracture permeability, elastic modulus, and Poisson's ratio. Larger porosity, elastic modulus, and Poisson's ratio resulted in smaller deformation, while a smaller fracture permeability leads to larger deformation in ultra-deep natural gas reservoirs.
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