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A Comprehensive Review of the Oil Flow Mechanism and Numerical Simulations in Shale Oil Reservoirs

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  • Zhiyu Li

    (Key Laboratory for Mechanics in Fluid Solid Coupling Systems, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Zhengdong Lei

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

  • Weijun Shen

    (Key Laboratory for Mechanics in Fluid Solid Coupling Systems, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Dmitriy A. Martyushev

    (Department of Oil and Gas Technologies, Perm National Research Polytechnic University, 614990 Perm, Russia)

  • Xinhai Hu

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

Abstract

The pore structure of shale oil reservoirs is complex, and the microscale and nanoscale effect is obvious in the development of shale oil reservoirs. Understanding the oil flow mechanism in shale reservoirs is essential for optimizing the development plan and enhancing the recovery rate of shale oil reservoirs. In this review, we briefly introduce the occurrence status of shale oil and shale oil flow in the inorganic matrix and the organic matrix (including the shrinkage of kerogen, oil diffusion in kerogen, oil transport in the organic pore channels, coupling of diffusion, and fluid transport in the organic matrix). Then, the shale oil microflow simulation and a coupling model of double-porous media for microflow and macroflow in the production process of shale oil are discussed. Finally, we summarize the main conclusions and perspectives on the oil flow mechanism and numerical simulations in shale oil reservoirs. An accurate description of shale oil occurrence status and shale oil flow in the inorganic and organic matrices is crucial for the numerical simulation of shale oil reservoirs. It can provide a basis and reference for the future directions of shale oil flow and numerical simulations during the development of shale oil reservoirs.

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  • Zhiyu Li & Zhengdong Lei & Weijun Shen & Dmitriy A. Martyushev & Xinhai Hu, 2023. "A Comprehensive Review of the Oil Flow Mechanism and Numerical Simulations in Shale Oil Reservoirs," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-23, April.
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