Upscaling in Vertically Fractured Oil Reservoirs Using Homogenization

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作者
Salimi, Hamidreza [1 ]
Bruining, Hans [1 ]
机构
[1] Delft Univ Technol, Dept Geotechnol, NL-2628 CN Delft, Netherlands
关键词
Upscaling; Fractured reservoirs; Homogenization; Waterflooding; Oil recovery; DUAL-POROSITY SYSTEMS; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; 2-PHASE FLOW; SIMULATION; MODEL; DERIVATION; IMBIBITION; MEDIA;
D O I
10.1007/s11242-009-9483-1
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Flow modeling in fractured reservoirs is largely confined to the so-called sugar cube model. Here, however, we consider vertically fractured reservoirs, i.e., the situation that the reservoir geometry can be approximated by fractures enclosed columns running from the base rock to the cap rock (aggregated columns). This article deals with the application of the homogenization method to derive an upscaled equation for fractured reservoirs with aggregated columns. It turns out that vertical flow in the columns plays an important role, whereas it can be usually disregarded in the sugar cube model. The vertical flow is caused by coupling of the matrix and fracture pressure along the vertical faces of the columns. We formulate a fully implicit three-dimensional upscaled numerical model. Furthermore, we develop a computationally efficient numerical approach. As found previously for the sugar cube model, the Peclet number, i.e., the ratio between the capillary diffusion time in the matrix and the residence time of the fluids in the fracture, plays an important role. The gravity number plays a secondary role. For low Peclet numbers, the results are sensitive to gravity, but relatively insensitive to the water injection rate, lateral matrix column size, and reservoir geometry, i.e., sugar cube versus aggregated column. At a low Peclet number and sufficiently low gravity number, the effective permeability model gives good results, which agree with the solution of the aggregated column model. However, ECLIPSE simulations (Barenblatt or Warren and Root (BWR) approach) show deviations at low Peclet numbers, but show good agreement at intermediate Peclet numbers. At high Peclet numbers, the results are relatively insensitive to gravity, but sensitive to the other conditions mentioned above. The ECLIPSE simulations and the effective permeability model show large deviations from the aggregated column model at high Peclet numbers. We conclude that at low Peclet numbers, it is advantageous to increase the water injection rate to improve the net present value. However, at high Peclet numbers, increasing the flow rate may lead to uneconomical water cuts.
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