LAPSE:2023.25484
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.25484
Research on the Correction Method of the Capillary End Effect of the Relative Permeability Curve of the Steady State
Yanyan Li, Shuoliang Wang, Zhihong Kang, Qinghong Yuan, Xiaoqiang Xue, Chunlei Yu, Xiaodong Zhang
March 28, 2023
Relative permeability curve is a key factor in describing the characteristics of multiphase flow in porous media. The steady-state method is an effective method to measure the relative permeability curve of oil and water. The capillary discontinuity at the end of the samples will cause the capillary end effect. The capillary end effect (CEE) affects the flow and retention of the fluid. If the experimental design and data interpretation fail to eliminate the impact of capillary end effects, the relative permeability curve may be wrong. This paper proposes a new stability factor method, which can quickly and accurately correct the relative permeability measured by the steady-state method. This method requires two steady-state experiments at the same proportion of injected liquid (wetting phase and non-wetting phase), and two groups of flow rates and pressure drop data are obtained. The pressure drop is corrected according to the new relationship between the pressure drop and the core length. This new relationship is summarized as a stability factor. Then the true relative permeability curve that is not affected by the capillary end effect can be obtained. The validity of the proposed method is verified against a wide range of experimental results. The results emphasize that the proposed method is effective, reliable, and accurate. The operation steps of the proposed method are simple and easy to apply.
Keywords
capillary end effect, relative permeability curve, tight reservoir
Suggested Citation
Li Y, Wang S, Kang Z, Yuan Q, Xue X, Yu C, Zhang X. Research on the Correction Method of the Capillary End Effect of the Relative Permeability Curve of the Steady State. (2023). LAPSE:2023.25484
Author Affiliations
Li Y: College of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University), Chengdu 610500, China
Wang S: College of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University), Chengdu 610500, China
Kang Z: College of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Yuan Q: Reservoir Department, Tianjin Dagang Oilfield Group Engineering Construction Co., Ltd., Binhai 300280, China
Xue X: Reservoir Department, Tianjin Dagang Oilfield Group Engineering Construction Co., Ltd., Binhai 300280, China
Yu C: Oil and Gas Field Development Department, Shengli Oil Field Exploration and Development Research Institute, Dongying 257001, China
Zhang X: Reservoir Department, Shandong Province Zhong Di Yi Cai Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd., Dongying 257001, China
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
14
Issue
15
First Page
4528
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-07-27
Published Version
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en14154528, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.25484
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/en14154528
Publisher Version
Download
Files
[Download 1v1.pdf] (25.9 MB)
Mar 28, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
50
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Mar 28, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Mar 28, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.25484
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version