PHYSICS OF FLUID FLOW AND TRANSPORT IN UNCONVENTIO NAL RESERVOIR ROCKS

Physics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks Understanding and predicting fluid flow in hydrocarbon shale and other non-conventional reservoir rocks Oil and natural gas reservoirs found in shale and other tight and ultra-tight porous rocks have become increasingly important sources of energy in both North America and East Asia. As a result, extensive research in recent decades has focused on the mechanisms of fluid transfer within these reservoirs, which have complex pore networks at multiple scales. Continued research into these important energy sources requires detailed knowledge of the emerging theoretical and computational developments in this field. Following a multidisciplinary approach that combines engineering, geosciences and rock physics, Physics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks provides both academic and industrial readers with a thorough grounding in this cutting-edge area of rock geology, combining an explanation of the underlying theories and models with practical applications in the field. Readers will also find: An introduction to the digital modeling of rocks Detailed treatment of digital rock physics, including decline curve analysis and non-Darcy flow Solutions for difficult-to-acquire measurements of key petrophysical characteristics such as shale wettability, effective permeability, stress sensitivity, and sweet spots Physics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks is a fundamental resource for academic and industrial researchers in hydrocarbon exploration, fluid flow, and rock physics, as well as professionals in related fields. "Shale and tight oil-gas reservoirs have been successfully explored and produced not only in the United States and North America but also in China. Henceforth, they became one of the major contributors to energy supplies. Although research on fluid flow in tight and ultra-tight porous rocks had significant progress in the past decade, there is still a long way to fully understand mechanisms and factors contributing to oil and gas transport in such reservoirs. The complexity of fluid transport in shales is because of the pore network in such media is multi-scale and composed of nano- and micro-scale pores within organic patches and inorganic matrix. Understanding factors and mechanisms affecting fluid flow in shales has numerous practical applications, particularly in oil-gas exploration and production. This volume is a valuable source for recent developments and applications of unconventional techniques to shales and mudrocks, such as novel theoretical and computational developments as applied to ultra-tight rocks, digital rock physics, single- and multi-phase flow, decline curve analysis, non-Darcy flow and its applications to unconventional reservoirs, upscaling fluid flow in shales, effects of pore structure and connectivity on transport, oil and gas recovery in unconventional reservoirs, multiscale and multiresolution modeling of shales, stress- and scale-dependences of petrophysical quantities, and measurement of flow parameters"-- Provided by publisher