Geopressured aquifer simulator

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6015207

Byrnes, A P; Rockar, E M; Randolph, P L; Kelkar, S M

Because previous devices for testing core samples of geopressured rock have failed to measure key properties under in situ conditions, IGT designed and built a laboratory facility for fluid and core analyses at temperatures and pressures characteristic of geopressured aquifers. The facility measures the following parameters at pressures up to 20,000 psi and temperatures up to 450/sup 0/F: solubility of methane in brines from actual geopressured aquifers, dependence of compression and compaction reservoir drive upon pressure, dependence of permeability upon reservoir pressure and temperature, and dependence of relative permeabilities on the water saturation of pores, pressure, and temperature. Brine pumped through the core can be either gas-free or with gas in solution. The facility is modular in design, with major components (including the reservoir of gas-saturated brine, high-pressure positive-displacement pumps, and the core holder) housed in a large oven. A digital microcomputer/microprocessor controls and records the temperatures, pressures, differential pressure, and flow rates.

• OSTI ID: 6015207
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
030200* -- Natural Gas-- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
ALKANES
AQUIFERS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DRILL CORES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EXPLORATION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS
HYDROCARBONS
METHANE
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RESOURCES
SIMULATION
SOLUBILITY
TEST FACILITIES