Pore-morphology based simulations in porous media

master's thesis

• Title: Pore-morphology based simulations in porous media : master thesis
• Title (croatian): Simulacije bazirane na morfologiji pora : diplomski rad
• Author: Viktor Gredičak
• Mentor: Luka Perković (mentor)
• Mentor: Cyprien Soulaine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6151-3286 (komentor)
• Committee member: Luka Perković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Domagoj Vulin (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Kurevija (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering and energy); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Mining, Petroleum and Geology Engineering; Petroleum Mining

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to present an overview of the scientific work done on the poremorphology- based simulations. Techniques that will be covered here include the Navier-Stokes (NS), lattice-Boltzmann (LB), Pore Network Modeling (PNM), and Full Pore-Morphology (FM) approach. Classic experimental porous media analyses, Routine Core Analyses (RCAL) and Special Core Analyses (SCAL), are subject to many technical and financial dilemmas, making Digital Rock Physics (DRP) alternatives more attractive options as technology advances rapidly with time. The significance of pore-scale simulation for the oil and gas industry is in understanding physics that is happening on a small scale to provide necessary input for large reservoir-scale simulations to predict the behavior of processes like Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), and many more. It is expected that in the future computational fluid dynamics (CFD) will fully replace lab measurements as science and technology (imaging technology and computational resources) will become calibrated and capable of capturing and reproducing all relevant phenomena related to the fluid flow in porous media.

Abstract (croatian)

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada jest predstaviti pregled znanstvenih dostignuća na području računalnih simulacija koje uzimaju u obzir morfološke karakteristike pora. Metode koje će ovdje biti obrađene ukljućuju Navier-Stokes (NS), lattice-Boltzmann (LB), Pore Network Modeling (PNM) i potpuni poromorfološki pristup (FM). Klasične eksperimentalne analize pornog prostora koje ukljućuju RCAL i SCAL, predmet su mnogih tehnoekonomskih dilema što s napretkom tehnologije sve više pogoduje pristupima digitalne fizike stijena. Značaj simulacija na pornoj razini za nafno-plinsku industriju krije se u razrješavanju problema i razumijevanju procesa koji se ovijaju na pornoj razini kako be se utvrdio relevantan set ulaznih podataka za velike ležišne simulacije inženjerskih poduhvata kao što su skladištenje CO2 (engl. CCS), poboljšanje iscrpka nafte (engl. EOR) i mnogo drugih. Za očekivati je da će računalna dinamika fluida (engl. CFD) u relativno daljoj budućnosti u potpunosti zamijeniti eksperimentalne pristupe kako otkrića u znanosti zajedno s napretcima tehnologiji budu omogućavali vjerodostojnu reprodukciju svih relevantnih procesa vezanih za ponašanje fluida u poroznoj sredini.

• Keywords: digital rock physics; numerical simulations; pore-morphology
• Keywords (croatian): digitalna fizika stijena; numeričke simulacije; morfologija pora
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:352800
• Study programme: Title: Petroleum engineering; specializations in: Petroleum engineering, Energy production and supply, Environmental protection in petroleum engineering; Course: Petroleum engineering; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka naftnog rudarstva (magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka naftnog rudarstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-20 10:39:16