3D microscale flow simulation of shear-thinning fluids in a rough fracture

M Zhang, M Prodanović, M Mirabolghasemi… - Transport in Porous …, 2019 - Springer
The shear-thinning fluid flow in rough fractures is of wide interest in subsurface engineering.
Inertial effects due to flow regime, fracture aperture variations as well as fluid rheology affect …

Optimizing proppant placement in rough-walled rock fractures

M Zhang, M Prodanovic - … Conference, Denver, Colorado, 22-24 July …, 2019 - library.seg.org
The propped fracture dimension and fracture conductivity are controlled by the proppant
placement during the hydraulic fracturing stimulation treatment. Proppant placement has …

Grain-Scale Modeling of Polymer-driven Fracture Initiation and Wellbore Injectivity

Z Li, Z Sun, DN Espinoza, MT Balhoff - SPE Improved Oil Recovery …, 2020 - onepetro.org
Reservoir simulators often predict poor injectivity in polymer enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
projects because of the high polymer viscosity, which is a deterrent for the project. However …

Modeling CO2 Partitioning at a Carbonate CO2-EOR Site: Permian Basin Field SACROC Unit

P Hosseininoosheri, SA Hosseini… - SPE Improved Oil …, 2018 - onepetro.org
The relative partitioning of CO2 during and after CO2 injection in a CO2-EOR process is
affected by several parameters. While many geological properties cannot be changed in a …

Injection-induced fractures and polymer injectivity in unconsolidated formations: fundamentals, experiments and modeling

Z Li - 2022 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Polymers are often used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and in-situ site remediation.
Polymer injectivity is an essential indicator in the project economics. Reduced injectivity due …

Evolution of CO2 Utilization Ratio and CO2 Storage under DifferentCO2 - EOR Operating Strategies: A Case Study on SACROC Unit Permian Basin

P Hosseininoosheri, SA Hosseini… - SPE Western Regional …, 2018 - onepetro.org
There are several parameters affecting the net and gross CO2 utilizations during a CO2-
EOR process. Although many of the parameters cannot be changed for a specific …