Discussion of single-phase fluid flow in a stratified porous medium with crossflow
The following Discussion addresses the paper by Gao Cheng-Tai. The paper presents a model for fluid flow in a stratified reservoir that assumes infinite vertical permeability within each layer of a reservoir. The various layers are separated by ''semipermeable walls'' that allow fluid to move from one layer to an adjacent layer, with a finite resistance between them. Only incompressible flow was considered. Models of this type have been applied in the groundwater industry for many years. Polubarinova-Kochina reports that A.N. Mjatiev used essentially the same approach in 1947. The generalization of the method to the transient case for slightly compressible fluids also has been reported. In addition, numerical simulation models have been formulated with this method-for example, the work of Weeks et al. investigating the effects of oil shale development. Models of this type allow for communicating layers without the use of full threedimensional simulation.
- Research Organization:
- E and P Petroleum Consultants Inc.
- OSTI ID:
- 6186943
- Journal Information:
- SPEJ, Soc. Pet. Eng. J.; (United States), Journal Name: SPEJ, Soc. Pet. Eng. J.; (United States) Vol. 24:3; ISSN SSPJD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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