Physics of petroleum reservoirs

• Other Authors: Hu, Xuetao (Editor), Hu, Shuyong (Editor), Jin, Fayang (Editor), Huang, Su (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Germany : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer mineralogy.
• Subjects: Oil reservoir engineering.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

This book introduces in detail the physical and chemical phenomena and processes during petroleum production. It covers the properties of reservoir rocks and fluids, the related methods of determining these properties, the phase behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures, the microscopic mechanism of fluids f...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Importance of This Course; 1.2 History and Developments of the Discipline; 1.3 Description and Targets of This Course; References; 2 Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks; 2.1 Matrix Features of Reservoir Rocks; 2.1.1 Grain-Size Distribution of Rocks; 2.1.1.1 Grain-Size Composition (Granulometric Composition); 2.1.1.2 Grain-Size Analysis; 2.1.1.3 Grain-Size Distribution; 2.1.1.4 Grain-Size Statistical Parameters; 2.1.2 Specific Surface Area of Rocks; 2.1.2.1 Specific Surface Area; 2.1.2.2 Measurement of Specific Surface Area.
• 2.1.2.3 Estimation of Specific Surface Area2.2 Porosity of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.1 Pore and Pore Structure of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.1.1 Pore Types of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.1.2 Types of Reservoir Space; 2.2.1.3 Pore-Size Distribution; 2.2.1.4 Pore Structure; 2.2.2 Porosity of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.2.1 Porosity; 2.2.2.2 Absolute Porosity and Effective Porosity; 2.2.2.3 The Range of Porosity Values in Nature; 2.2.2.4 Dual Porosity*; 2.2.3 Factors Affecting Porosity; 2.2.3.1 Grain-Size and Packing Pattern; 2.2.3.2 Grain Sorting; 2.2.3.3 Grain Shape; 2.2.3.4 Mineral Components of Rocks.
• 2.2.3.5 Buried Depth and Compaction2.2.4 Measurement of Porosity; 2.2.4.1 Measurement of Bulk Volume Vb; 2.2.4.2 Measurement of Pore Volume Vp; 2.2.4.3 Measurement of Matrix Volume; 2.2.4.4 Unconsolidated Core Analysis; 2.2.5 Representative Elementary Volume; 2.2.5.1 Representative Elementary Volume (REV); 2.2.5.2 Significance of REV; 2.2.6 Compressibility of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.6.1 Rock Compressibility; 2.2.6.2 Formation Compressibility; 2.3 Fluid Saturation of Reservoir Rocks; 2.3.1 Fluid Saturation; 2.3.1.1 Concept of Fluid Saturation; 2.3.1.2 Common Fluid Saturations.
• 2.3.2 Factors Affecting Fluid Saturation2.3.3 Measurement of Fluid Saturation; 2.3.3.1 Retort Distillation; 2.3.3.2 Solvent Extraction; 2.3.3.3 Vacuum Distillation; 2.3.3.4 Error Correction of Fluid Saturation Measurement; 2.4 Permeability of Reservoir Rocks; 2.4.1 Darcy's Law and the Absolute Permeability of Rocks; 2.4.1.1 Darcy Law; 2.4.1.2 Absolute Permeability of Rocks; 2.4.1.3 Validity of Darcy's Law; 2.4.2 Rock Permeability Measurement; 2.4.3 Gas Permeability and Klinkenberg Effect; 2.4.3.1 Equation of Gas Permeability; 2.4.3.2 Klinkenberg Effect; 2.4.4 Measurement of Rock Permeability.
• 2.4.4.1 Type of Core Analysis2.4.4.2 Measurement of Rock Permeability; 2.4.5 Factors of Affecting Rock Permeability; 2.4.5.1 Sedimentation and Tectonism; 2.4.5.2 Pore Structure; 2.4.5.3 Diagenesis; 2.4.6 Estimation of Rock Permeability; 2.4.7 Permeability of Fractured Rocks*; 2.4.7.1 Permeability of Pure Fracture System; 2.4.7.2 Permeability of Fracture-Matrix System; 2.5 Average of Rock Parameters; 2.5.1 Arithmetic Mean; 2.5.2 Weighted Average; 2.5.3 Average Based on Flow Process; 2.5.3.1 Parallel Beds-Linear Flow; 2.5.3.2 Parallel Beds-Radial Flow; 2.5.3.3 Beds in Series-Linear Flow.