Mechanics of Oil and Gas Flow in Porous Media

This book discusses various aspects of percolation mechanics. It starts with the driving forces and driving modes and then examines in detail the steady state percolation of single-phase incompressible fluids, percolation law of natural gas and percolation of non-Newtonian fluids. Progressing from simple to complex concepts, it also analyzes Darcy's law, providing a basis for the study of reservoir engineering, oil recovery engineering and reservoir numerical simulation. It serves as a textbook for undergraduate students majoring in petroleum engineering, petroleum geology and groundwater engineering, and offers a valuable reference guide for graduate students, researchers and technical engineers engaged in oil and gas exploration and development.

Explains theoretical concepts and methods based on the rigorous system of percolation mechanisms Discusses petroleum exploration and development based on percolation mechanics Presents basic theoretical insights and case studies using a large number of figures and tables Covers in detail various aspects of percolation mechanics research and future developments

Auteur

Professor Dang Li works at the College of Petroleum Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University.A member of the American Society of Petroleum Engineers, his main research interest is in oil and gas field development engineering.
Professor Junbin Chen is Vice-President of Xi'an Shiyou University and a member of the American Society of Petroleum Engineers.His teaching and research chiefly focus on oil and natural gas engineering, applied mechanics, and computational and applied mathematics, particularly percolation theory and the numerical simulation of oil and gas reservoirs, as well as special simulation techniques for oil and gas fields.

Contenu

Basic law of percolation.- Steady state percolation of single-phase incompressible fluid.- Interference theory of wells under rigid water drive.- Unsteady state percolation of slightly compressible fluid.- Percolation law of natural gas.- Foundation of water/oil displacement theory.- Percolation theory of oil-gas two phases (dissovled gas drive).- Percolation in dual-media.- Percolation of non-Newtonian liquid.- Theory of similarity.