The Role Of The Phase Behavior Model within The Numerical Simulation Of In Situ Combustion Processes

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Rodriguez ◽  
Jorge Mario Palma-Bustamante
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Behavior Model ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Combustion Processes

Upscaling Kinetics for Field-Scale In-Situ-Combustion Simulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 158-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Nissen ◽  
Zhouyuan Zhu ◽  
Anthony Kovscek ◽  
Louis Castanier ◽  
Margot Gerritsen
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Work Flow ◽  
Arrhenius Kinetics ◽  
In Situ Combustion ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Combustion Simulation ◽  
New Formulation ◽  
Combustion Processes

Summary We demonstrate the effectiveness of a non-Arrhenius kinetic upscaling approach for in-situ-combustion processes, first discussed by Kovscek et al. (2013). Arrhenius reaction terms are replaced with equivalent source terms that are determined by a work flow integrating both laboratory experiments and high-fidelity numerical simulations. The new formulation alleviates both stiffness and grid dependencies of the traditional Arrhenius approach. Consequently, the computational efficiency and robustness of simulations are improved significantly. In this paper, we thoroughly investigate the performance of the non-Arrhenius upscaling method compared with Arrhenius kinetics. We investigate robustness by considering grid effects and sensitivity to heterogeneity. Performance improvements of the new kinetic upscaling approach compared with traditional Arrhenius kinetics are demonstrated through numerical experiments in one and two dimensions for both homogeneous- and heterogeneous-permeability fields.

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