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Micro-tomography of oil recovery dynamics at a pore scale

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23656562
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Earth system and resources enginnering
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology (2012-2013)
The University of Tokushima (2011)

Principal Investigator

SUEKANE TETSUYA  東京工業大学, 総合理工学研究科(研究院), 教授 (30262314)

Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords多孔質 / 原油回収 / 混相流 / 空隙スケール / X線CT / コア分析 / 格子ボルツマン法 / 二相流 / トラップ / 流動場 / EOR / ポアスケール / サーファクタント
Research Abstract

Crude oil production from reservoirs involves multiphase flow in porous media. Recent rapid development in micro-focused X-ray CT scanners allows us to visualize and observe the migration of the interfaces between phases at a pore scale. In this study, we visualize two-phase flows of oil and water which is governed by the capillarity and wettability at a pore scale resolution. First the snap-off process that disconnects oil blobs from the continuum to be trapped in a porous medium by capillarity and reduces oil recovery. Next the flow field around the trapped oil blobs is visualized. Water is flowing even at the pores just proximate to trapped oil blobs. However, the stagnant water films which thickness is lower than the pore scale separate oil blob and flowing water. We developed a numerical simulation code of two phase flow in porous media based on the lattice Boltzmann method. Numerical simulations were carried out for porous structures which were obtained by X-ray CT.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Pore-scale investigation of the effect of connate water to water flooding behavior2014

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T., Y. Deguchi, K. Kusano
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fluid Science and Technology

      Volume: (掲載決定)

    • NAID

      130004480042

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Three-dimensional imaging of pore-scale waterflooding phenomena in water-wet and oil-wet porous medium2014

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T., Deguchi, Y., Kusano, K
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Flow Control, Measurement & Visualization

      Volume: Vol.2 Issue: 02 Pages: 25-31

    • DOI

      10.4236/jfcmv.2014.22005

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of wettability on oil trapping process in porous medium2014

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T
    • Journal Title

      Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

      Volume: Vol.62 Pages: 201-209

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of wettability on oil trapping process in porous medium2014

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan, Suekane, T.
    • Journal Title

      Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

      Volume: 62 Pages: 201-209

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Microtomography of imbibition phenomena and trapping mechanism2012

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan
    • Journal Title

      Transport in Porous Media

      Volume: 92 Issue: 2 Pages: 243-257

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11242-011-9899-2

    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Pore-level visualization of imbibition and drainage processes2014

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T., Deguchi, Y., Kusano, K
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Symposium on Flow Visualization
    • Place of Presentation
      Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa, Japa
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Pore-level visualization of imbibition and drainage processes2014

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan, Suekane, T., Deguchi, Y., Kusano, K.
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Symposium on Flow Visualization
    • Place of Presentation
      沖縄コンベンションセンター(沖縄)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Visualization of pore-level phenomena in packed glass beads during waterflooding2013

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T
    • Organizer
      石油技術協会平成25年度春期講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of wettability on oil trapping process in porous medium2013

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T
    • Organizer
      第62回理論応用力学講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Pore-scale observation of surfactant flooding for weakly water-wet porous media – effect of gas injection to improve oil recovery2013

    • Author(s)
      Suekane, T., Tezuka, R.
    • Organizer
      7th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Multiphase and Complex Flow
    • Place of Presentation
      アコルーニャ(スペイン)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Visualization of pore-level phenomena in packed glass beads during waterflooding2013

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan, Suekane, T.
    • Organizer
      石油技術協会平成25年度春期講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      代々木オリンピック記念青少年センター(東京)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 孔質内における混和性二相の密度差自然対流の可視化2013

    • Author(s)
      末包 哲也,木谷 太陽
    • Organizer
      可視化情報全国講演会2013会津
    • Place of Presentation
      会津大学(福島)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 多孔質における混和性二相流の自然対流2013

    • Author(s)
      末包 哲也,木谷 太陽
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会熱工学コンファレンス2013
    • Place of Presentation
      弘前大学(青森)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Pore-scale observation of surfactant flooding for weakly water-wet porous media - effect of gas injection to improve oil recovery2012

    • Author(s)
      Suekane, T., Tezuka, R
    • Organizer
      7th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Multiphase and Complex Flow
    • Place of Presentation
      A Coruña, Spain
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 原油増進回収過程における多相流の基礎的研究2012

    • Author(s)
      手塚 涼太, 末包 哲也, 出口 祥啓, 草野 剛嗣
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会熱工学コンファレンス2012
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] トラップされた石油の存在が流れ場に及ぼすポアスケールでの影響2012

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., 末包 哲也, 出口 祥啓
    • Organizer
      電気学会新エネルギー・環境研究会, 電気学会研究会資料FTE-12-033
    • Place of Presentation
      横浜
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] サーファクタントフラッディングにおけるガス注入の効果2012

    • Author(s)
      末包 哲也, 手塚 涼太, 渡邊 浩平
    • Organizer
      石油技術協会平成24年度春期講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      秋田
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] X-ray microtomography of multiphase flow in porous media – CCS applications2012

    • Author(s)
      Suekane, T.
    • Organizer
      The 3rd International Workshop on X-ray CT Visualization for Socio-Cultural & Engineering Environmental Material (IWX)
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本大学(熊本市)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 原油増進回収過程における多相流の基礎的研究2012

    • Author(s)
      手塚 涼太,末包 哲也,出口 祥啓,草野 剛嗣
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会熱工学コンファレンス2012
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本大学(熊本市)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 残留ガストラップに与える多孔質構造の影響のLBM解析2012

    • Author(s)
      竹鼻 健祐,末包 哲也,出口 祥啓,草野 剛嗣
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会熱工学コンファレンス2012
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本大学(熊本市)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Direct observation of oil trapping mechanism2011

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T
    • Organizer
      平成23年度中四国熱科学・工学研究会研究討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛
    • Year and Date
      2011-04-20
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] ポーラスプレートによる原油回収過程における多相流の基礎的研究2011

    • Author(s)
      手塚 涼太, 末包 哲也
    • Organizer
      第48回日本伝熱シンポジウム講演論文集
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Microtomography of oil production process in porous medium2011

    • Author(s)
      Setiawan, A., Suekane, T
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on X-ray CT Visualization for Socio-Cultural & Engineering Environmental Material
    • Place of Presentation
      Kumamoto University, Kumamoto
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Microtomography of oil production process in porous medium2011

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan, Suekane, T.
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on X-ray CT Visualization for Socio-Cultural & Engineering Environmental Material
    • Place of Presentation
      Kumamoto University (Kumamoto)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Pore-scale trapping mechanisms of oil in porous medium2011

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan, Nomura, H., Suekane, T.
    • Organizer
      2011 International Workshop on Heat Transfer Advances for Energy Conservation and Pollution Control
    • Place of Presentation
      Paradise Resort (Xi’an, China)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Direct observation of oil trapping mechanism2011

    • Author(s)
      Arief Setiawan, Suekane, T.
    • Organizer
      平成23年度中四国熱科学・工学研究会研究討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛大学 (愛媛県)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ポーラスプレートによる原油回収過程における多相流の基礎的研究2011

    • Author(s)
      手塚 涼太,末包 哲也
    • Organizer
      第48回日本伝熱シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山コンベンションセンター (岡山県)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Computational Methods in Multiphase Flow VII2013

    • Author(s)
      Suekane, T., Tezuka, R.
    • Total Pages
      556
    • Publisher
      WIT-Press
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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