Modeling the solution gas drive process in heavy oils

Mehdi Chraïbi; Stéphane Zaleski; Fabienne Franco

Vol 174

Pages:

37-39

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Research article

Topical issues in prospecting and development of oil and gas deposits

Modeling the solution gas drive process in heavy oils

Authors:

Mehdi Chraïbi¹

Stéphane Zaleski²

Fabienne Franco³

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1 — Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert (ex LMM)
2 — Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert (ex LMM)
3 — Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert (ex LMM)

Date submitted:

2007-07-08

Date accepted:

2007-09-05

Date published:

2008-03-17

Abstract

Primary heavy oil recovery relies on the Solution Gas Drive mechanism, which has been the object of many recent research efforts. Current models are unreliable, and it is likely that they do not represent important physical effects. Here, we introduce a Darcy scale model in which the relative permeability of the gas phase is replaced by a new expression for the gas phase velocity based on the relative strength of viscous, gravity and capillary effects.

Chraïbi M., Zaleski S., Franco F. Modeling the solution gas drive process in heavy oils // Записки Горного института. 2008. Т. 174. С. 37-39.

Chraïbi M., Zaleski S., Franco F. Modeling the solution gas drive process in heavy oils // Journal of Mining Institute. 2008. Vol. 174. p. 37-39.

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Modeling the solution gas drive process in heavy oils

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