Research Areas

Seepage mechanics and reservoir development

Reservoir simulation

Theories, methods and techniques of fractured reservoir development

Research Projects

[1] Research on tight reservoir capacity forecasting method, National 973 Project, person in charge.


[2] Research on key technologies for improving the development effect of water flooding in typical carbonate reservoirs in the Middle East, sub-project of the national oil and gas major project, person in charge.


[3] Seepage mechanism and theoretical study of anisotropic fracture shale gas reservoir, National Natural Science Foundation of China, director.


[4] Research on the characteristics of water flooding development in ultra-high aquifer, PetroChina Research Institute of Exploration and Development, project leader.


[5] Volcanic rock reservoir quality evaluation and seepage law research, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, project leader.


[6] Research on effective drive theory and seepage mechanism of low permeability oilfield, PetroChina Research Institute of Exploration and Development, project leader.

[7] Suitable well type and development method for complex structure well in submerged fractured reservoir enhanced oil recovery technology, Liaohe Oilfield Company, project leader.


[8] Shen 625 submerged mountain air injection development plan research, Liaohe Oilfield Company, project leader.


[9] Experimental study on seepage mechanism development of heavy oil reservoir with low permeability matrix fracture, CNOOC Research Institute, project leader.


[10] Research on the distribution law of surplus oil in the development of horizontal wells in ultra-low abundance reservoirs and countermeasures for development adjustment, Daqing Oilfield Company, project leader.

Publications

[1] Yuetian Liu, Zupeng Ding, Kun Ao, Yong Zhang, Jun Wei。Manufacturing Method of Large-Scale Fractured Porous Media for Experimental Reservoir Simulation. SPE Journal, 2013, 18(6):1081-1091.




[2] Shaohua Gu, Yuetian Liu, Zhangxin Chen. Numerical Study of Dynamic Fracture Aperture during Production of Pressure-sensitive Reservoirs.International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 2014(90):229-239.




[3] Yanfeng Liu, Yuetian Liu. Multiscale Fractal Characterization of Hierarchical Heterogeneity in Sandstone Reservoir. Fractals，2016.07, 24(3)1650032.




[4] Shaohua Gu, Yuetian Liu, Zhangxin Chen, Cuiyu Ma. A Method for Evaluation of Water Flooding Performance in Fractured Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2014,120:130–140.




[5] 5.C.Y.Ma, Y.T.Liu, J.L.Wu. Simulated flow model of fractured anisotropic media: Permeability and fracture. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 2013, 31(4), 388-398.




[6] Liu Y.T. The performance analysis and optimal design for well patterns in anisotropic Reservoirs. Petroleum Science, 2008,5(3):251-257.