Experimental Investigation and High Resolution Simulation of In-Situ Combustion Processes

Gerritsen, Margot ; Kovscek, Tony

Stanford University

关键词: 02 Petroleum;    Petroleum;    Enhanced Recovery;    Simulators;    Algorithms;   

DOI  :  10.2172/946139
RP-ID  :  None
RP-ID  :  FC26-03NT15405
RP-ID  :  946139

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This final technical report describes work performed for the project 'Experimental Investigation and High Resolution Numerical Simulator of In-Situ Combustion Processes', DE-FC26-03NT15405. In summary, this work improved our understanding of in-situ combustion (ISC) process physics and oil recovery. This understanding was translated into improved conceptual models and a suite of software algorithms that extended predictive capabilities. We pursued experimental, theoretical, and numerical tasks during the performance period. The specific project objectives were (i) identification, experimentally, of chemical additives/injectants that improve combustion performance and delineation of the physics of improved performance, (ii) establishment of a benchmark one-dimensional, experimental data set for verification of in-situ combustion dynamics computed by simulators, (iii) develop improved numerical methods that can be used to describe in-situ combustion more accurately, and (iv) to lay the underpinnings of a highly efficient, 3D, in-situ combustion simulator using adaptive mesh refinement techniques and parallelization. We believe that project goals were met and exceeded as discussed.