An experimentally-based in-situ combustion model with adaptive meshing

2015 ◽  
Vol 162 (4) ◽  
pp. 960-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Lovett ◽  
Franck Monmont ◽  
Nikolaos Nikiforakis
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Model ◽  
Adaptive Meshing ◽  
In Situ Combustion

In-Situ Combustion Model

1980 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 533-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith H. Coats
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Computing Time ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Model Formulation ◽  
Time Step ◽  
In Situ Combustion

Abstract This paper describes a numerical model forsimulating wet or dry, forward or reverse combustionin one, two, or three dimensions. The formulation isconsiderably more general than any reported to date.The model allows any number and identities ofcomponents. Any component may be distributed inany or all of the four phases (water, oil, gas, andsolid or coke.The formulation allows any number of chemicalreactions. Any reaction may have any number ofreactants, products, and stoichiometry, identifiedthrough input data. The energy balance accounts forheat loss and conduction, conversion, and radiationwithin the reservoir.The model uses no assumptions regarding degreeof oxygen consumption. The oxygen concentration iscalculated throughout the reservoir in accordancewith the calculated fluid flow pattern and reactionkinetics. The model, therefore, simulates the effectsof oxygen bypassing caused by kinetic-limitedcombustion or conformance factors.We believe the implicit model formulation resultsin maximum efficiency (lowest computing cost), andrequired computing times are reported in the paper.The paper includes comparisons of model resultswith reported laboratory adiabatic-tube test results.In addition, the paper includes example field-scalecases, with a sensitivity study showing effects on oilrecovery of uncertainties in rock/fluid properties. Introduction Recent papers by Ali, Crookston et al., andYoungren provide a comprehensive review of earlierwork in numerical modeling of the in-situcombustion process.The trend in this modeling has been toward morerigorous treatment of the fluid flow and interphasemass transfer; inclusion of more components, morecomprehensive reaction kinetics, and stoichiometry;and more implicit treatment of the finite differencemodel equations.The purpose of this work was to extend thegenerality of previous models while preserving orreducing the associated computing-time requirement.The most comprehensive or sophisticated combustionmodels described to date appear to be thoseof Crookston et al. and Youngren. Therefore, wecompare our model formulation and results here withthose models.A common objective of different investigators'efforts in modeling in-situ combustion is developmentof more efficient formulations and methods ofsolution. This is especially important in thecombustion case because of the large number ofcomponents and equations involved. For a given numberof components and reactions, computing time pergrid block per time step will increase rapidly as theformulation is rendered more implicit. However, increasing implicitness tends to allow larger timesteps, which in turn reduces overall computingexpense. To pursue the above objective, then, authorsshould present as completely as possible the details oftheir formulations and the associatedcomputing-time requirements.The thermal model described here simulateswet or dry, forward or reverse combustion in one, two, or three dimensions. The formulation allowsany number and identities of components and anynumber of chemical reactions, with reactants, products, and stoichiometry specified through input products, and stoichiometry specified through input data. SPEJ P. 533

An Equation-of-State Compositional In-Situ Combustion Model: A Study of Phase Behavior Sensitivity

2008 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten R. Kristensen ◽  
Margot G. Gerritsen ◽  
Per G. Thomsen ◽  
Michael L. Michelsen ◽  
Erling H. Stenby
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Behavior Sensitivity

scholarly journals Numerical Validation of Analytical Estimates for Propagation of Thermal Waves Generated by Gas-Solid Combustion

Geofluids ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Weslley da Silva Pereira ◽  
Grigori Chapiro
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Traveling Wave Solutions ◽  
Singular Perturbation Theory ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Thermal Waves ◽  
Gas Velocity ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Analytical Formulas

Gas-solid combustion appears in many applications such as in situ combustion, which is a potential technique for oil recovery. Previous work has analyzed traveling wave solutions and obtained analytical formulas describing combustion wave temperature, velocity, and gas velocity for one-dimensional gas-solid combustion model using geometrical singular perturbation theory. In the present work these formulas are generalized. Using numerical simulation we show that they can be adapted and then applied to describe more general two-dimensional models for in situ combustion in a nonhomogeneous porous medium.

In situ combustion model development and its applications for laboratory studies

Fuel ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 1632-1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramazan Ocalan ◽  
Mustafa Versan Kok
Keyword(s):  
Model Development ◽  
Combustion Model ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
In Situ Combustion

ROCK OIL RESERVOIR STRUCTURE INFLUENCE ON THE FLAME STABILITY OF THE IN-SITU COMBUSTION RECOVERY METHOD

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Henrique Pagoto Deoclecio ◽  
Filipe Arthur Firmino Monhol ◽  
Antônio Carlos Barbosa Zancanella
Keyword(s):  
Flame Stability ◽  
Oil Reservoir ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Recovery Method

Ceramic monolith- and foam-structured catalysts via in-situ combustion deposition for energetic applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-418
Author(s):  
Cristina ITALIANO ◽  
Lidia PINO ◽  
Massimo LAGANÀ ◽  
Antonio VITA
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Structured Catalysts

Determination of the propagation state of the combustion zone during in-situ combustion by dimensionless numbers

Fuel ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 118972
Author(s):  
Dong Liu ◽  
Junshi Tang ◽  
Ruonan Zheng ◽  
Qiang Song
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Zone ◽  
Dimensionless Numbers ◽  
In Situ Combustion
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