Method, apparatus and computer program product providing simulator for enhanced oil recovery based on micron and submicron scale fluid-solid interactions
US10621292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D16/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes constructing a digital model of a porous rock sample using input data and establishing for the digital model of a porous rock sample and for a fluid of interest figures-of-merit that are established for full-sample dimensions. For a selected fluid flow model, the method performs a calibration so as to match parameters of the selected fluid flow model to the established figures-of-merit and, based on the calibrated fluid flow model, performs at least one simulation of a flow of the fluid through the digital model of a porous rock sample with a fluid additive to provide a predicted enhanced fluid recovery efficiency. Also disclosed is a system as well as a computer program product configured to implement the method.
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