Computer Modeling of a Three-Dimensional Steam Injection Experiment
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The experimental results and CT scans obtained during a steam-flooding experiment with the SUPRI 3-D steam injection laboratory model are compared with the results obtained from a numerical simulator for the same experiment.Simulation studies were carried using the STARS (Steam and Additives Reservoir Simulator) compositional simulator. The saturation and temperature distributions obtained and heat-loss rates measured in the experimental model at different stages of steam-flooding were compared with those calculated from the numerical simulator.There is a fairly good agreement between the experimental results and the simulator output. However, the experimental scans show a greater degree of gravity override than that obtained with the simulator for the same heat-loss rates. Symmetric sides of the experimental 5-spot show asymmetric heat-loss rates contrary to theory and simulator results.Some utility programs have been written for extracting, processing and outputting the required grid data from the STARS simulator. These are general in nature and can be useful for other STARS users.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | June 1993 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Joshi, Sameer |
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| Primary advisor | Castanier, Louis M. |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Genre | Thesis |
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- Joshi, Sameer. (1993). Computer Modeling of a Three-Dimensional Steam Injection Experiment. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/bp720qm3931
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Master's Theses, Doerr School of Sustainability
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