A LABORATORY SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING OF FLUIDS FLOW CAPACITY THROUGH UNCONSOLIDATED SAND SAMPLES

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Sulaiman, Izzat Niazi [1 ]
Tawfeeq, Yahya Jirjees [1 ]
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[1] Kirkuk Univ, Dept Petr Engn, Kirkuk, Iraq
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PERIODICO TCHE QUIMICA | 2020年 / 17卷 / 36期
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fluid flow; permeability; effective permeability; relative permeability; pores media; GAS-LIQUID MIXTURES; AIR;
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O6 [化学];
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Practically all studies of reservoir engineering involve detailed knowledge of fluid flow characteristics. The fluid flow performance in porous media is affected by pressure, flow rate, and volume of single fluid phases. Permeability is a measure of how well a porous media allows the flow of fluids through it. Permeability and porosity form the two significant characteristics of reservoir rocks. This research aimed to present the design of laboratory equipment to test the ability of fluid flow through different sandstone samples. Two sand core samples (coarse sand sample and fine sand sample) were tested. The laboratory findings measurements of porosity, saturation, total permeability, effective permeability, and relative permeability were evaluated. The laboratory tests were performed on partially saturated, unconsolidated core sand for two-phase fluid flow. The experimental work was developed for measuring the flow capacity achieved under the steady-state conditions method. Various grain sizes sands were selected as a porous medium to determine petrophysical properties and fluid flow capacity of the rock sample. Nitrogen and air were utilized as gas-phases, and, for liquid-phases, water was chosen as an injection fluid. The steady-state process method was used to determine the permeability and relative permeability of unconsolidated sands to water flow. Different flow rates were measured for different pressure gradients in a viscose flow. As the flow rate increases, the pressure difference also increased. It can be observed that there are a direct correlation and relationship between the flow rate and the pressure difference. The core plug's absolute permeability was measured using Darcy Equation. Absolute permeability does not depend on fluid characteristics but only on media properties. The sample container contains a more significant amount of sand, decrease the permeability, and therefore requires high pressure for fluid flowing within the sample.
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