The influence of inhomogeneous hydrate formation on permeability anisotropy of porous media

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作者
Hu, Cong [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Jia, Yonggang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Duan, Zhibo [4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Ocean Univ China, Shandong Prov Key Lab Marine Environm & Geol Engn, Qingdao, Peoples R China
[2] Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Geol, Qingdao, Peoples R China
[3] Ocean Univ China, Key Lab Marine Environm & Ecol, Minist Educ, Qingdao, Peoples R China
[4] LML CNRS FRE 2016, Villeneuve Dascq, France
[5] Cent Lille, Villeneuve Dascq, France
基金
中国博士后科学基金; 中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1007/s00367-020-00675-3
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Hydrate formation is an inhomogeneous process, which results in permeability anisotropy, i.e., permeability differs in different directions. Permeability anisotropy of hydrate-bearing sands is analyzed based on CT (computed tomography) scanning and pore network modeling in this study. A digital sample is divided into eight different parts based on hydrate distribution. Eight equivalent micropore structures are extracted by the maximum ball method. The absolute and relative permeabilities of each part in three different directions (x, y, and z) are calculated by a permeability simulator. Before hydrate formation, the sand pack permeability in the different directions is nearly the same. After hydrate formation, the sample pore structures become more complex. Both the absolute and relative permeabilities vary in the different directions. When hydrate saturation exceeds a threshold, the degree of permeability anisotropy is weakened. Hydrate formation induces a more significant relative gas permeability anisotropy compared to relative water permeability anisotropy. The degree of relative water permeability anisotropy increases at high water saturations.
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