基于计算流体力学方法的CO2驱油与埋存微观规律

Microscopic Mechanisms of CO2 Flooding and Sequestration Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods

  • 摘要: 多孔介质内CO2驱油与埋存过程受孔喉结构、受力情况、CO2-油混相程度和流体物性变化的共同影响。基于计算流体力学(CFD)方法,提出一种CO2驱油与埋存孔隙尺度数值模拟方法,以讨论孔喉结构、受力情况、CO2-油混相程度与流体物性变化等因素对CO2驱油与埋存效果的影响。模拟结果表明:CO2混相驱油初期,流体对流是影响原油采出与碳埋存程度的关键因素。在CO2混相驱油与埋存阶段后期,受真实多孔介质复杂孔隙结构影响,扩散是盲端、角隅等孔隙结构内油组分与CO2混合、采出及实现CO2埋存的基本机制,扩散可使原油采出程度进一步提高18.14%。流体密度和黏度降低能够有效增强主渗流区域内油/CO2组分的浓度梯度,从而显著提升各组分的扩散效率,进而提高CO2驱油与埋存效率。研究结果可为矿场CO2驱油与埋存过程提供理论支持。

     

    Abstract: The CO2 flooding and sequestration processes in porous media are influenced by various factors, including pore throat structure, stress conditions, CO2-oil miscibility, and variations in fluid properties. A pore-scale numerical simulation method based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is presented to investigate the effects of these microscopic factors on the efficiency of CO2 flooding and sequestration. Simulation results indicate that fluid convection plays a crucial role in crude oil recovery and carbon sequestration during the initial phase of CO2 miscible flooding. In the later stages of the process, diffusion emerges as the fundamental mechanism for the mixing of oil components with CO2, their extraction, and the achievement of CO2 sequestration within complex pore structures such as dead ends and corners, due to the intricacies of the porous media. This diffusion mechanism can enhance crude oil recovery by up to 18.14%. Furthermore, reductions in fluid density and viscosity significantly increase the concentration gradient of oil/CO2 components in the primary permeable area, thereby markedly improving the diffusion efficiency of each component and accelerating the overall efficiency of CO2 flooding and sequestration. The findings provide theoretical support for CO2 flooding and sequestration processes in practical applications.

     

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