Reactive-dissolution modeling and experimental comparison of wormhole formation in carbonates with gelled and emulsified acids

P Maheshwari, J Maxey, V Balakotaiah - SPE Production & Operations, 2016 - onepetro.org
Polymer-based (gelled or in-situ gelled) and emulsified acids have been used for matrix
acidization of carbonate reservoirs for several years. Gelled and emulsified acids are …

Grain detachment and transport clogging during mineral dissolution in carbonate rocks with permeable grain boundaries

M Liu, V Starchenko, LM Anovitz, AG Stack - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper explores the effect of permeable grain boundaries on carbonate rock dissolution
in order to improve our understanding of grain detachment and migration during reactive …

A pore–scale investigation of surface roughness on the evolution of natural fractures during acid dissolution using DBS method

J You, KJ Lee - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural fractures are the essential pathways by which water, hydraulic fracturing fluids, oil
and gas, reactants, and contaminants can travel in the porous media. To fully understand …

[HTML][HTML] Application of A∗ algorithm for microstructure and transport properties characterization from 3D rock images

ES Borello, C Peter, F Panini, D Viberti - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thorough comprehension of flow behavior in underground porous media is fundamental for
several applications such as oil and gas production, Underground Gas Storage, CO2 …

Analyzing the dynamics of mineral dissolution during acid fracturing by pore-scale modeling of acid-rock interaction

J You, KJ Lee - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is commonly used in acid fracturing. Given that the interaction
between acid and rock affects multiphase flow behaviors, it is important to thoroughly …

Influence of rock mineralogy on reactive fracture evolution in carbonate-rich caprocks

K Spokas, CA Peters, L Pyrak-Nolte - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Fractures present environmental risks for subsurface engineering activities, such as
geologic storage of greenhouse gases, because of the possibility of unwanted upward fluid …

Acid Erosion of Carbonate Fractures and Accessibility of Arsenic-Bearing Minerals: In Operando Synchrotron-Based Microfluidic Experiment

H Deng, JP Fitts, RV Tappero, JJ Kim… - … Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Underground flows of acidic fluids through fractured rock can create new porosity and
increase accessibility to hazardous trace elements such as arsenic. In this study, we …

Modeling soot filter regeneration process through surface-reactive flow in porous media using iterative lattice Boltzmann method

R Alamian, M Sawaf, C Stockinger, A Hadjadj, J Latt… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this research, we utilized the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) to model surface chemical
reactions and the heat transfer occurring between gas and solid materials within porous …

Impact of phase saturation on wormhole formation in rock matrix acidizing

M Babaei, M Sedighi - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies of the rock matrix acidizing for enhanced recovery of oil or gas have entirely focused
on the fully water saturated conditions. In fact, matrix acidizing can be conducted in low …

Investigation of thermal-hydro-mechanical coupled fracture propagation considering rock damage

K Jiao, D Han, D Wang, Y Chen, J Li, L Gong… - Computational …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupled fracture propagation is common in
underground engineering. Rock damage, as an inherent property of rock, significantly …