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Physical Simulation Experimental Technology and Mechanism of Water Invasion in Fractured-Porous Gas Reservoir: A Review

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  • Mengfei Zhou

    (School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Institute of Porous Flow and Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China)

  • Xizhe Li

    (Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Yong Hu

    (Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Xuan Xu

    (Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Liangji Jiang

    (Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Yalong Li

    (School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Institute of Porous Flow and Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China)

Abstract

In the development process for a fractured-porous gas reservoir with developed fracture and active water, edge water or bottom water easily bursts rapidly along the fracture to the production well, and the reservoir matrix will absorb water, reducing the gas percolation channel and increasing the gas phase percolation resistance of the reservoir matrix, therefor reducing the stable production capacity and recovery efficiency of the gas reservoir. For this reason, this paper investigates physical simulation experimental technology and mechanisms as reported by both domestic and foreign scholars regarding water invasion in fractured-porous gas reservoirs. In this paper, it is considered that the future trend and focus of water invasion experiments will be to establish a more realistic three-dimensional physical model on the basis of fine geological description, combined with gas reservoir well pattern deployment and production characteristics, and to fully consider the difference between horizontal and vertical water invasion along the reservoir side; at the same time, dynamic parameters such as model pressure field and water saturation field can be obtained in real time. Based on this understanding of the water invasion mechanism of fractured-porous gas reservoirs, we propose the next research direction and the development countermeasures such as water controls, drainage, and dissolved water seals and water locks to combat water invasion in reservoirs, along with the injection of gas to replenish formation energy, etc., so as to slow down and control the influence of water invasion.

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  • Mengfei Zhou & Xizhe Li & Yong Hu & Xuan Xu & Liangji Jiang & Yalong Li, 2021. "Physical Simulation Experimental Technology and Mechanism of Water Invasion in Fractured-Porous Gas Reservoir: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-15, June.
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    1. Jie Zhang & Feifei Fang & Wei Lin & Shusheng Gao & Yalong Li & Qi Li & Yi Yang, 2020. "Research on Injection-Production Capability and Seepage Characteristics of Multi-Cycle Operation of Underground Gas Storage in Gas Field—Case Study of the Wen 23 Gas Storage," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-17, July.
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    2. Jianye Zhang & Yong Tang & Hongfeng Wang & Lan Huang & Faming Liao & Yongbing Liu & Yiming Chen, 2022. "Study on the Mechanism of Water Blocking in Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoirs Based on Centrifugal and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-12, September.

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