MR008
Physics of Fluids in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks
Session ID#: 249968
Session Description:
Sedimentary and volcanic unconventional reservoirs are being explored and produced around the world and have become one of the major contributors to energy supplies. Accordingly, investigating flow and transport in such reservoirs has been an active subject of research with numerous practical applications, particularly in oil/gas and critical minerals exploration and production. We, however, are still far from fully understanding mechanisms of transport at various scales in these nanoporous rocks. In this session, we aim to provide an opportunity for recent developments and applications of unconventional techniques to mudrocks and other unconventional lithologies (e.g., basalts and other mafic/ultramafic rocks). The potential topics include, but are not limited to: Theories and simulations, Digital rock physics, Multi-phase flow, Decline curve analysis, Non-Darcy flow, Hydraulic fracturing, Upscaling flow phenomena, Pore structural properties, Resource recovery, Multiscale and multiresolution modeling, Stress- and scale-dependences of petrophysical quantities, Measurement of flow parameters, Multi-physical methods, Machine learning
Co-Sponsor(s):
Index Terms:
1402 - Critical Zone [CRITICAL ZONE]
1832 Groundwater transport [HYDROLOGY]
1859 Rocks: physical properties [HYDROLOGY]
5114 Permeability and porosity [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS]
Primary Convener: Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
Conveners: Feng Liang, Aramco Services Company: Aramco Research Center - Houston, Houston, United States and Saman A Aryana, The University of Wyoming, Department of Chemical Engineering, Laramie, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Shaina Kelly, Columbia University, Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, United States
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