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245	0	0	_aA fractal wormhole model for cold heavy oil production
270			_a26/11/2008 ; 03/04/2006
300			_a6 p.
520			_aTranscripción del resumen publicado por el autor: Wormholes are believed to be generated during the process of cold production and are responsible for enhanced production rates. Understanding the wormhole patterns generated inside the reservoir formation is critical to improve the recovery efficiency and to model the fluid flow behaviour in the cold production process. In this paper, we have proposed that the wormhole growth can be described by the Diffusion-Limited Aggregation (DLA) model, which naturally relates to a broad variety of branching-growth patterns through the physics of the processes. The physical processes that were described using fractal models include the following: the growth of a drainage network; the formation of cavities; the dissolution of porous materials; and, the growth of random dendrites in the thin films. The DLA model has important implications in petroleum-geology and engineering. Based on the experimental results published in the literature, which were specifically designed to investigate the wormhole dynamics by a Computed-Tomography X-Ray scanner, the wormhole diameter distribution along the wormhole path has been analyzed using the Area Version of Gaussian Function. Then, the material balance method has been applied to the sand production data to determine the possible range of the wormhole structure around the wellbore, assuming that the sand particles are solely produced along the paths of wormholes. Finally, a numerical method has been developed to analyze the field sand production data. The studies have shown that the fractal wormhole model can be used to diagnose the characteristics of the wormhole structures, and that it can be applied to optimize well placement in cold heavy oil production. The model will greatly enhance the analyses of the inflow performance and the pressure response of wells in wormholed reservoirs. Results acquired from this study can also be implemented in field scale numerical simulations for the cold flow process.
773	0		_tJournal of Canadian Petroleum Technology _gVol. 44, no. 9 (sept. 2005) ; p. 31-36
942			_cARTICULO
100	1		_aLiu, X. _947915
100	1		_aZhao, G. _938888
650		0	_aProducción de petróleo y gas _91020
650		0	_aPetróleos pesados _922736
700	1		_aZhao, G. _938888
999			_c179082 _d179082