Modification of two-scale continuum model and numerical studies for carbonate matrix acidizing

C Jia, Z Huang, K Sepehrnoori, J Yao - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Matrix acidizing is one of the most effective stimulation techniques to achieve industrial
development of carbonate reservoirs. In this work, a two-scale continuum model is modified …

Modeling and analysis of carbonate matrix acidizing using a new two-scale continuum model

C Jia, K Sepehrnoori, Z Huang, J Yao - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
Matrix acidizing is a common technique for carbonate reservoir stimulation. In this work, a
new two-scale continuum model is developed to study the 2D acidizing process. The Navier …

A phase-field moving contact line model with soluble surfactants

G Zhu, J Kou, J Yao, A Li, S Sun - Journal of Computational Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
A phase-field moving contact line model is presented for a two-phase system with soluble
surfactants. With the introduction of some scalar auxiliary variables, the original free energy …

Thermodynamically consistent modelling of two-phase flows with moving contact line and soluble surfactants

G Zhu, J Kou, B Yao, Y Wu, J Yao… - Journal of Fluid …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Droplet dynamics on a solid substrate is significantly influenced by surfactants. It remains a
challenging task to model and simulate the moving contact line dynamics with soluble …

Temperature impact on linear and radial wormhole propagation in limestone, dolomite, and mixed mineralogy

MS Aljawad, H Aboluhom, MP Schwalbert… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
The temperature has a significant impact on acid stimulation efficiency in carbonate
reservoirs. To fully understand its effect, this study utilizes a two-scale continuum model …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of acid wormhole on the mechanical properties of chalk, limestone, and dolomite: Experimental and modeling studies

A Mustafa, T Alzaki, MS Aljawad, T Solling, J Dvorkin - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Matrix acidizing is a widely applied stimulation process in carbonate reservoirs to remove
damaged parts of the formation and enhance wellbore productivity. Few studies considered …

Numerical studies and analysis on reactive flow in carbonate matrix acidizing

C Jia, K Sepehrnoori, Z Huang, H Zhang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Matrix acidizing is a stimulation technique to improve oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs. In
this work, a new two-scale continuum model is used to study acidizing process in radial flow …

Numerical investigation of carbonate acidizing with gelled acid using a coupled thermal–hydrologic–chemical model

P Liu, J Li, S Sun, J Yao, K Zhang - International Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, an experiment-based rheological model that accounts for the influence of
polymer concentration, shear-thinning behavior, and temperature variation on the in-situ …

Optimization and uncertainty quantification method for reservoir stimulation through carbonate acidizing

Q Sahu, M Fahs, H Hoteit - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Reservoir stimulation is a widely used technique in the oil and gas industry for increasing
the productivity of hydrocarbon reservoirs, most notably in carbonate formations. This work …

Experimental optimization of a recently developed matrix acid stimulation technology in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs

H Jafarpour, H Aghaei, V Litvin, R Ashena - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work aims to investigate and discuss the design features of a recently
developed multi-batch acid stimulation fluid system with deterministic effect on the success …