Digital core sensitivity analysis
US10465483B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F17/18
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for performing simulation of a field having a subterranean formation, including: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) porous solid image of a core sample, the core sample representing a portion of the field; generating a digital rock model from the solid image, the digital rock model describing a physical pore structure in the core sample; obtaining phase behavior data of fluids of the field; generating a digital fluid model of the fluids based on the phase behavior data, the digital fluid model describing a physical property of the fluid; performing, on a computer system and based on the digital rock model and the digital fluid model, simulations of the field by varying an input parameter for the simulations; and analyzing an output parameter generated by the simulations to determine an effect of varying the input parameter on the output parameter.
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