Dynamically Coupled Reservoir and Wellbore Simulation Research in Two-Phase Flow Systems: A Critical Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Drift-Flux Model
2.1. Role of Drift-Flux Models
2.2. Description of a Basic DF Model
2.3. Unified Gas/Liquid DF Models for Coupled Reservoir/Wellbore Simulators
3. Coupled Reservoir/Wellbore Modeling
3.1. Reservoir Modeling
3.2. Wellbore Modeling
3.3. Numerical Implementation of Coupling Reservoir and Wellbore Models
4. Applications of Coupled Reservoir/Wellbore Simulators
4.1. Typical Application 1—Gas Coning
4.2. Typical Application 2—Well Storage Effect
4.3. Typical Application 3—Liquid Loading
4.4. Typical Application 4—General Scenarios
5. Summary
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Time | Author | Inclination, θ (degrees) | Pipe Diameter, D (cm) | Gas Superficial Velocity, Vg (m/s) | Liquid Superficial Velocity, VL (m/s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Eaton [99]. | 0 | 10.20 | [0.112, 21.901] | [0.011, 2.108] |
1972 | Beggs [100] | [−10, 10] | 2.54 | [0.299, 25.323] | [0.023, 5.203] |
1976 | Schmidt [101] | 90 | 5.08 | [0.042, 13.146] | [0.070, 2.146] |
1977 | Cheremisinoff [102] | 0 | 6.35 | [2.582, 25.241] | [0.017, 0.070] |
1980 | Mukherjee [103] | [−90, 90] | 3.81 | [0.037, 41.310] | [0.015, 4.362] |
1980 | Akpan [104] | 0 | 7.62 | [0.199, 5.458] | [0.137, 1.701] |
1982 | Vongvuthipornchai [105] | 0 | 7.62 | [0.061, 2.938] | [0.070, 2.146] |
1983 | Minami [106] | 0 | 7.79 | [0.475, 16.590] | [0.005, 0.951] |
1986 | Caetano [107] | 90 | 6.34 | [0.023, 22.859] | [0.002, 3.579] |
1986 | Kouba [108] | 0 | 7.62 | [0.302, 7.361] | [0.152, 2.137] |
1986 | Rothe et al. [109] | [−2, 0] | 17.10 | [0.610, 4.633] | [0.061, 1.830] |
1992 | Felizola [110] | [0, 90] | 5.10 | [0.390, 3.360] | [0.050, 1.490] |
1996 | Roumazeilles [111] | [−30, 0] | 5.10 | [0.914, 9.357] | [0.884, 2.438] |
1996 | Brill et al. [112] | [−10, 10] | 7.79 | [3.629, 12.656] | [0.004, 0.046] |
1999 | Meng [113] | [−2, 2] | 5.08 | [4.600, 26.600] | [0.001, 0.054] |
2000 | Abdul-Majeed [114] | 0 | 5.08 | [0.196, 49.908] | [0.002, 1.825] |
2005 | Fan [115] | [−2, 2] | 5.08 | [4.930, 25.700] | [0.0003, 0.052] |
2005 | Johnson [116] | [0, 5] | 10.00 | [0.711, 4.523] | [0.019, 0.605] |
2009 | Magrini [117] | [0, 90] | 7.62 | [36.630, 82.320] | [0.003, 0.040] |
2011 | Yuan [118] | [30, 90] | 7.62 | [9.900, 36.000] | [0.005, 0.100] |
2012 | Guner [119] | [0, 45] | 7.62 | [1.485, 39.388] | [0.010, 0.100] |
2013 | Alsaadi [120] | [2, 30] | 7.62 | [1.829, 39.992] | [0.010, 0.101] |
Author | Inclination θ (Degrees) | Correlation |
---|---|---|
Shi et al. [60,61] | [+2, +90] | |
Li et al. [121] | [−5, +90] | |
Choi et al. [93] | [−30, 90] | |
Bhagwat and Ghajar [94] | [−90, 90] | |
Tang et al. [53] | [0, 90] | |
Tang et al. [82,83] | [−90, 90] |
Author (s) | Coupled Reservoir/Wellbore Simulation | Coupling Scheme |
---|---|---|
Stone et al. [26] | M, T, B, SF, H | F |
Almehaideb et al. [14] | M, N, B, SF, V | F |
Winterfeld [30] | M, N, B, SM, V | F |
Holmes et al. [12] | M, ?, B, DF, M | F |
Stone et al. [25] | M, T, C, DF, M | I |
Coats et al. [9] | M, N, C, ?, M | F |
Bhat et al. [16] | S, T, B, ?, H | I |
Nennie et al. [1] | M, T, B, SF, M | E |
Sagen et al. [23] | M, T, B, ?, M | F |
Pourafshary [22] | M, T, C, DF, V | F |
Leemhuis et al. [19] | M, T, B, SF, M | E |
Livescu et al. [20] | M, T, C, DF, M | F |
Livescu et al. [50] | M, T, B, DF, M | F |
Semenova et al. [85] | M, T, C, DF, M | F |
Twerda et al. [29] | M, T, B, SF, M | F |
Bahonar et al. [15] | S, T, B, ?, V | F |
Shirdel [52] | S, N, C, ?, H | F |
Pan and Oldenburg [21] | M, T, C, DF, V | F |
Gao [129] | M, N, B, SM, V&H | I |
Forouzanfar et al. [48] | M, T, C, DF, V | F |
Cao et al. [17] | M, N, C, ?, M | F |
Olivares [99] | M, N, C, SM, V | F |
Redick [130] | M, N, B, ?, V | I |
Tang et al. [96] | M, N, C, DF, H | F |
Galvao et al. [33] | S, T, C, ?, V | E |
Galvao et al. [133] | S, T, C, ?, V | E |
Basirat et al. [32] | M, T, C, DF, V | F |
Battistelli et al. [31] | M, T, C, DF, V | F |
Raad et al. [34] | M, T, B, ?, V | E |
Liao et al. [35] | M, T, B, ?, H | F |
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Peng, L.; Han, G.; Chen, Z.; Pagou, A.L.; Zhu, L.; Abdoulaye, A.M. Dynamically Coupled Reservoir and Wellbore Simulation Research in Two-Phase Flow Systems: A Critical Review. Processes 2022, 10, 1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10091778
Peng L, Han G, Chen Z, Pagou AL, Zhu L, Abdoulaye AM. Dynamically Coupled Reservoir and Wellbore Simulation Research in Two-Phase Flow Systems: A Critical Review. Processes. 2022; 10(9):1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10091778
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng, Long, Guoqing Han, Zhangxing Chen, Arnold Landjobo Pagou, Liying Zhu, and Akhayie Mamat Abdoulaye. 2022. "Dynamically Coupled Reservoir and Wellbore Simulation Research in Two-Phase Flow Systems: A Critical Review" Processes 10, no. 9: 1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10091778