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Using nanoporous core-samples to mimic the effect of petrophysical parameters on natural gas flowrate in an unconventional gas reservoir.

Ogoun, Evans; Abunumah, Ofasa; Aisueni, Florence; Hossain, Mamdud; Giwa, Ayo; Gobina, Edward

Authors

Ofasa Abunumah

Ayo Giwa

Edward Gobina



Abstract

Natural gas was for quite a long time regarded as an unwanted by-product of oil exploration and production that was mostly flared to the atmosphere. This happened because there was no feasible economic means of bringing it to the market. In this work ceramic core technology, which has gained significant attention over the last decades, will be applied to enable laboratory study of the permeation of gases continuously under mild conditions and under realistic pressure drops with very low consumption of energy with no required additives. The study is designed to mimic the effect of petrophysical parameters on gas flow in a tight reservoir using nano-porous core samples. Experiments were carried out, involving a procedure that requires the release of different gases contained in a gas cylinder to an assemblage of nano-cores fitted into the centre of an anulus of a shell and tube arrangement. The nano-core samples had varying pore throats and were studied at different temperature and pressure conditions. Suitable data were collected and analysed with statistical tools to showcase the influence of petrophysical parameters on the flowrate associated in extracting gas from unconventional reservoirs. The results established that several factors impact on the accumulation and migration of gas in an unconventional gas reservoir and these factors determine the rate at which gas flows from the reservoir to the well-bore.

Citation

OGOUN, E., ABUNUMAH, O., AISUENI, F., HOSSAIN, M., GIWA, A. and GOBINA, E. 2022. Using nanoporous core-samples to mimic the effect of petrophysical parameters on natural gas flowrate in an unconventional gas reservoir. In Techconnect briefs 2022: papers from 2022 TechConnect world innovation conference and expo, 13-15 June 2022, Washington, USA. Danville: TechConnect [online], pages 67-70. Available from: https://briefs.techconnect.org/wp-content/volumes/TCB2022/pdf/352.pdf

Conference Name 2022 TechConnect world innovation conference and expo
Conference Location Washington, USA
Start Date Jun 13, 2022
End Date Jun 15, 2022
Acceptance Date Apr 22, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 13, 2022
Publication Date Dec 31, 2022
Deposit Date Jun 23, 2022
Publicly Available Date Jun 23, 2022
Publisher TechConnect
Volume 2022
Pages 67-70
Book Title TechConnect Briefs 2022
ISBN 9798218002381
Keywords Nanoporous; Petrophysical parameters; Klinkenberg effect; Non-Darcy flow
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1694987
Publisher URL https://briefs.techconnect.org/papers/using-nanoporous-core-samples-to-mimic-the-effect-of-petrophysical-parameters-on-natural-gas-flowrate-in-an-unconventional-gas-reservoir/

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© 2022 TechConnect http://techconnect.org. Reprinted and revised, with permission, from the TechConnect Briefs 2022, pp. 67-70, 13-15 June 2022, Washington, U.S.A.





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