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A New Model for Predicting Permeability of Chang 7 Tight Sandstone Based on Fractal Characteristics from High-Pressure Mercury Injection

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  • Yuxuan Yang

    (Hubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
    College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Zhigang Wen

    (Hubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
    College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Weichao Tian

    (Hubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
    College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Yunpeng Fan

    (Hubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
    College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

  • Heting Gao

    (Hubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
    College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China)

Abstract

Accurately predicting permeability is important to elucidate the fluid mobility and development potential of tight reservoirs. However, for tight sandstones with the same porosity, permeability can change by nearly three orders of magnitude, which greatly increases the difficulty of permeability prediction. In this paper, we performed casting thin section, scanning electron microscopy and high-pressure mercury injection experiments to analyze the influence of pore structure parameters and fractal dimensions on the permeability of Chang 7 tight sandstones. Furthermore, the key parameters affecting the permeability were optimized, and a new permeability prediction model was established. The results show that the pore throat structure of Chang 7 tight sandstone exhibits three-stage fractal characteristics. Thus, the pore throat structure was divided into large pore throat, medium pore throat and small pore throat. The large pore throat reflects the microfracture system, whose fractal dimension was distributed above 2.99, indicating that the heterogeneity of the large pore throat was the strongest. The medium pore throat is dominated by the conventional pore throat system, and its fractal dimension ranged from 2.378 to 2.997. Small pore throats are mainly composed of the tree-shaped pore throat system, and its fractal dimension varied from 2.652 to 2.870. The medium pore throat volume and its fractal dimension were key factors affecting the permeability of Chang 7 tight sandstones. A new permeability prediction model was established based on the medium pore throat volume and its fractal dimension. Compared to other models, the prediction results of the new model are the best according to the analysis of root mean square value, average absolute percentage error and correlation coefficient. These results indicate that the permeability of tight sandstones can be accurately predicted using mesopore throat volume and fractal dimension.

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  • Yuxuan Yang & Zhigang Wen & Weichao Tian & Yunpeng Fan & Heting Gao, 2024. "A New Model for Predicting Permeability of Chang 7 Tight Sandstone Based on Fractal Characteristics from High-Pressure Mercury Injection," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-16, February.
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