Nagib, M, Burns, A, Hassanpour, A orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-1506 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Application of streamline simulation to gas displacement processes. International Journal of Multiphysics, 11 (4). pp. 327-348. ISSN 1750-9548
Abstract
Performance evaluation of miscible and near-miscible gas injection processes is available through conventional finite difference (FD) compositional simulation. Streamline methods have also been developed in which fluid is transported along the streamlines instead of using the finite difference grid. In streamline-based simulation, a 3D flow problem is decoupled into a set of 1D problems solved along streamlines. This reduces simulation time relative to FD simulation, and suppresses the numerical dispersion errors that are present in FD simulations. Larger time steps and higher spatial resolution can be achieved in these simulations. Thus, streamline-based reservoir simulation can be orders of magnitude faster than the conventional finite difference methods. Streamline methods are traditionally only applied to incompressible flow processes. In this paper, the method is adopted and assessed for application to compressible flow processes. A detailed comparison is given between the results of conventional FD simulation and the streamline approach for gas displacement processes. Finally, some guidelines are given on how the streamline method can potentially be used to good effect for gas displacement processes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 M Nagib, A Burns, A Hassanpour, A El-Banbi. This is an open access article under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2018 13:13 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 09:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Society of Multiphysics |
Identification Number: | 10.21152/1750-9548.11.4.327 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126231 |