Simulation device and simulation method for gas reservoir exploitation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11735064-B2
Application number	US-202117161589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2021
Priority date	Nov 20, 2020
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

A simulation device and a simulation method for gas reservoir exploitation are provided. The simulation device includes a gas-liquid supply system, a simulation system, a metering system, pipes for interconnecting each system, and switches, wherein: the gas-liquid supply system includes a gas supply system and a liquid supply system; the metering system is for metering gas and/or liquid produced after the simulation system; the simulation system includes core models having at least one of micro-fractures with an aperture smaller than 1 μm, map-fractures with an aperture between 10-20 μm, and large-fractures with an aperture between 100-5000 μm. The present invention is able to accurately simulate water invasion and water-controlled gas production processes of different fractured gas reservoirs under different bottom water energies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation, comprising a gas-liquid supply system, a simulation system and a control system, wherein:
the gas-liquid supply system comprises a gas supply system and a liquid supply system, wherein:
the gas supply system comprises a gas source container and a twin-cylinder pump for dynamical transport of the water-insoluble gas;
the liquid supply system comprises a water source container, a gas cylinder, a first valve switch interconnected to the water source container and the gas cylinder, and a first barometer between the first valve switch and the gas cylinder;

the simulation system comprises a first simulation unit, a second simulation unit and a third simulation unit all of which are connected with each other in parallel, wherein:
the first simulation unit comprises a first core holder, first detecting and recording components connected with the first core holder for detecting and recording the first core holder, a third barometer for measuring an air pressure of the first core holder, a sixth valve switch, and a ninth valve switch;
the second simulation unit comprises a second core holder, second detecting and recording components connected with the second core holder for detecting and recording the second core holder, a fourth barometer for measuring an air pressure of the second core holder, a seventh valve switch and a tenth valve switch;
the third simulation unit comprises a third core holder, third detecting and recording components connected with the third core holder for detecting and recording the third core holder, a fifth barometer for measuring an air pressure of the third core holder, an eighth valve switch and an eleventh valve switch;

the control system is configured to record and analyze data of the gas-liquid supply system and the simulation system;
through the sixth, seventh and eighth valve switches of the simulation system, gas in the gas supply system and liquid in the liquid supply system are controlled to enter different core holders, so as to statistically analyze produced gas and liquid under different simulation conditions.

2. The simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation according to claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate system between the gas-liquid supply system and the simulation system, wherein:
the intermediate system comprises a first intermediate container, a second valve switch interconnected to the gas source container and the first intermediate container, a second barometer for measuring an air pressure of the first intermediate container, a fourth valve switch interconnected to the first intermediate container and the simulation system, a second intermediate container, a third valve switch interconnected to the water source container and the second intermediate container, and a fifth valve switch interconnected to the second intermediate container and the simulation system;
the sixth valve switch is provided between the intermediate system and the first core holder;
the seventh valve switch is provided between the intermediate system and the second core holder;
the eighth valve switch is provided between the intermediate system and the third core holder;
the sixth valve switch, the seventh valve switch and the eighth valve switch are all interconnected to the fourth valve switch and the fifth valve switch of the intermediate system.

3. The simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first detecting and recording components comprise a first detecting and recording device, a second detecting and recording device and a third detecting and recording device, respectively for detecting and recording data of an upper part, a middle part, and a lower part of the first core holder;
the second detecting and recording components comprise a fourth detecting and recording device, a fifth detecting and recording device and a sixth detecting and recording device, respectively for detecting and recording data of an upper part, a middle part, and a lower part of the second core holder;
the third detecting and recording components comprise a seventh detecting and recording device, an eighth detecting and recording device and a ninth detecting and recording device, respectively for detecting and recording data of an upper part, a middle part, and a lower part of the third core holder;
the first, second and third detecting and recording devices are electrically connected to the third barometer;
the fourth, fifth and sixth detecting and recording devices are electrically connected to the fourth barometer;
the seventh, eighth and ninth detecting and recording devices are electrically connected to the fifth barometer.

4. The simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation according to claim 2 , further comprising a separation system which comprises a gas-liquid separator, wherein the gas-liquid separator is interconnected to the ninth, tenth and eleventh valve switches.

5. The simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation according to claim 4 , further comprising a metering system which comprises a meter connected with the separation system.

6. The simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation according to claim 5 , further comprising a storage system which comprises a water storage tank connected with the metering system.

7. The simulation device for gas reservoir exploitation according to claim 2 , wherein:
a micro-fracture model for simulating micro-fractures, with an aperture smaller than 1 μm, is arranged in the first core holder;
a map-fracture model for simulating map-fractures, with an aperture in a range of 10-20 μm, is arranged in the second core holder;
a large-fracture model for simulating large-fractures is arranged in the third core holder, with an aperture in a range of 100-5000 μm.

Assignees

• Univ Southwest Petroleum

Inventors

• Hu Shuyong
• Long Tao
• Zhang Boning
• Zheng Bingyang

Classifications

• G09B23/12 Primary

  of liquids or gases · CPC title

• E21B49/02

  by mechanically taking samples of the soil · CPC title

• E21B49/00 Primary

  Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells · CPC title

• E21B47/00

  Survey of boreholes or wells (monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid E21B21/08) · CPC title

• E21B43/00

  Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells (applicable only to water E03B) · CPC title