Emerging Advances in Petrophysics: Porous Media Characterization and Modeling of Multiphase Flow

Abstract

With the ongoing exploration and development of oil and gas resources all around the world, applications of petrophysical methods in natural porous media have attracted great attention. This special issue collects a series of recent studies focused on the application of different petrophysical methods in reservoir characterization, especially for unconventional resources. Wide-ranging topics covered in the introduction include experimental studies, numerical modeling (fractal approach), and multiphase flow modeling/simulations.

Energies and Its Worldwide Research

“…• "Emerging advances in petrophysics: Porous media characterization and modelling of multiphase flow" with three citations [71]. • "Enhanced oil recovery: An update review" with 439 citations [72].…”

“…• "Emerging advances in petrophysics: Porous media characterization and modelling of multiphase flow" with three citations [71].…”

“…The review covers petrophysical characterization, hydraulic fracturing, fluid transport physics, improved oil recovery, and geothermal energy for unconventional reservoirs, for [70]. In the Special Issue "Emerging Advances in Petrophysics: Porous Media Characterization and Modeling of Multiphase Flow," Jianchao Cai and collaborators review 15 publications collected in this Special Issue devoted to experimental studies of petrophysical property characterization for unconventional resources, numerical modeling (fractal approach), and multiphase flow modeling/simulation of unconventional resources [71]. Following this theme [75], mathematical heat and mass transfer models were developed to investigate the reliability problems generated by large temperature or pressure differences.…”

A Permeability Estimation Method Based on Elliptical Pore Approximation

“…The quality of the pore network extracted plays a significant role in the prediction of the permeability, and the permeability is then calculated mathematically from physical principles. Many researchers have studied multiphase flow systems [11][12][13][14][15][16], but in this study, we focus on the single-phase flow system. The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) [17][18][19][20] is relatively more commonly used for simulating fluid flow phenomena at the pore scale and is a straightforward method.…”

Numerical Investigation on Heat-Transfer and Hydromechanical Performance inside Contaminant-Insensitive Sublimators under a Vacuum Environment for Spacecraft Applications

“…Wang et al used the variable time step finite-difference method to solve the governing equation of the drying process numerically, and studied the sublimation condensation phenomenon in the process of microwave freeze drying [39]. Another category is the establishment of mathematical models for phase-change processes in porous substrate [40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. Farid has established unsteady-state heat conduction equations for phase-change processes such as melting, solidification, microwave thawing, spray-drying, and freeze-drying, and developed two different numerical solutions for sharp interfaces and materials undergoing phase transformation within a certain temperature range [47].In order to solve the nonhomogeneous problem from the moving phase-change interface, Leung et al used a Green function to solve the problem of phase-change heat transfer during thawing of frozen food theoretically [48].…”