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Use COMSOL Multiphysics to model the transport of gas into the bulk oil phase during gas injection processes. This model was used to simulate the visualization study of gas/oil interactions as detailed in SPE-201109-PA.

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COMSOL modeling of solute transport and turbulent flow analysis during gas injection experiments

COMSOL Multiphysics is capable of modeling and analyzing a wide range of physical phenomena, including the transport of gas into the bulk oil phase during gas injection or CO2 sequestration. This type of phenomenon can occur in a variety of applications, such as in the oil and gas industry, where gas may be injected into an oil and gas reservoirs for storage.

I used the Transport of Diluted Species and Large Eddy Simulation Residual Based Variational Multiscale Modules in COMSOL Multiphysics to model the transport of gas into the bulk oil phase during gas injection processes. This model was used to simulate the visualization study of C1/Montney-oil interactions as detailed in the attached article SPE-201109-PA.

Main steps to set up the COMSOL model and perform computation of pressure, velocity and concentration over time are as follows:

  1. The gas and oil phases: Define the properties of the gas and the oil, such as their densities, viscosities, and diffusivities.

  2. The boundary conditions: Specify the boundary conditions of the system and at the inlet of the system such as the gas injection rate and pressure.

  3. The governing equations: Set up the transport equations for the gas and the oil phases.

Here are the data input for the model and some key results.

Data input deck

Name Expression Value Description
V_tot 540e-6[m^3] 5.4E-4 m³ System volume
V_oil_ini 270e-6 [m^3] 2.7E-4 m³ Initial volume of oil
M_oil 0.209[kg/mol] 0.209 kg/mol Molecular weight of oil
m_oil (V_oil_ini)*(ro_oil) 0.2214 kg Mass of oil in the cell
P_ini 1.01e5[Pa] 1.01E5 Pa Initial pressure
P_set 1.39e7[Pa] 1.39E7 Pa Setting pressure
P_inj 5.45e6[Pa] 5.45E6 Pa Injection pressure
T 323[K] 323 K System temperature
q 6.39E-7[m^3/s] 6.39E-7 m³/s Injection rate
A 0.00828[m^2] 0.00828 m² System surface area
M_C1 0.01604[kg/mol] 0.01604 kg/mol Molecular weight of methane
rho_oil 820[kg/m^3] 820 kg/m³ Density of oil

Simplified model geometry and boundary conditions

The system has a square shape with three no flux boundaries and one open boundary for gas injection. The space above the oil phase is evacuated and gas injection begins by introducing high-pressure methane from the top. Note that I included a center point to monitor the concentration changes over the course of the expriment.

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System mesh

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Plot of surface velocity

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Plot of surface concentration

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Concentration changes over time at the center point

There are spikes in the data at times 80 seconds and 310 seconds, which correspond to the appearance of finger-like turbulent flows that can be observed in the animation of the entire gas injection process.

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Gas transport during injection processes

Concentration

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