Petroleum Science >2015, Issue 2: 273-281 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-015-0025-x
Modeling of flow of oil-in-water emulsions through porous media Open Access
文章信息
作者：Ajay Mandal and Achinta Bera
作者单位：
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826004, India;Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada
投稿时间：2014-09-09
引用方式：Mandal, A. & Bera, A. Pet. Sci. (2015) 12: 273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-015-0025-x
文章摘要
Formation and flow of emulsions in porous
media are common in all enhanced oil recovery techniques.
In most cases, oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are
formed in porous media due to oil–water interaction. Even
now, detailed flow mechanisms of emulsions through
porous media are not well understood. In this study,
variation of rate of flow of O/W emulsions with pressure
drop was studied experimentally, and rheological parameters
were calculated. The pressure drop increases
with an increase in oil concentration in the O/W emulsion
due to high viscosity. The effective viscosity of the
emulsion was calculated from the derived model and
expressed as a function of shear rate while flowing
through porous media. Flow of O/W emulsions of different
concentrations was evaluated in sand packs of
different sand sizes. Emulsions were characterized by
analyzing their stability, rheological properties, and temperature
effects on rheological properties.
media are common in all enhanced oil recovery techniques.
In most cases, oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are
formed in porous media due to oil–water interaction. Even
now, detailed flow mechanisms of emulsions through
porous media are not well understood. In this study,
variation of rate of flow of O/W emulsions with pressure
drop was studied experimentally, and rheological parameters
were calculated. The pressure drop increases
with an increase in oil concentration in the O/W emulsion
due to high viscosity. The effective viscosity of the
emulsion was calculated from the derived model and
expressed as a function of shear rate while flowing
through porous media. Flow of O/W emulsions of different
concentrations was evaluated in sand packs of
different sand sizes. Emulsions were characterized by
analyzing their stability, rheological properties, and temperature
effects on rheological properties.
关键词
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Emulsion Porous media Rheology Modeling Pressure drop