Microfluidic model porous media: Fabrication and applications

A Anbari, HT Chien, SS Datta, W Deng, DA Weitz… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Complex fluid flow in porous media is ubiquitous in many natural and industrial processes.
Direct visualization of the fluid structure and flow dynamics is critical for understanding and …

Lab-on-a-chip systems in imbibition processes: A review and applications/issues for studying tight formations

X Peng, X Wang, X Zhou, Z Lin, F Zeng, X Huang - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
For waterflooded tight oil formations, imbibition is a dominant mechanism for oil recovery.
Although substantial imbibition experiments have been conducted in lab-on-a-chip systems …

Apparent permeability model for real gas transport through shale gas reservoirs considering water distribution characteristic

Z Sun, X Li, J Shi, T Zhang, F Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
The accurate knowledge of gas transport mechanisms through shale matrix will significantly
advance the development of shale gas reservoirs. At present, the different cross-section …

Pore-scale perspective of gas/water two-phase flow in shale

T Zhang, F Javadpour, J Li, Y Zhao, L Zhang, X Li - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
The transport behaviors of both single-phase gas and single-phase water at nanoscale
deviate from the predictions of continuum flow theory. The deviation is greater and more …

Recent advances in multiscale digital rock reconstruction, flow simulation, and experiments during shale gas production

Y Yang, F Liu, Q Zhang, Y Li, K Wang, Q Xu… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The complex and multiscale nature of shale gas transport imposes new challenges to the
already well-developed techniques for conventional reservoirs, especially digital core …

An analytical model for relative permeability in water-wet nanoporous media

T Zhang, X Li, Z Sun, D Feng, Y Miao, P Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
A relative permeability model for gas-water two phase flow in water-wet nanoporous media
is proposed based on the continuity equation with modified non-slip boundary in a single …

A micro-macro coupled permeability model for gas transport in coalbed methane reservoirs

F Sun, D Liu, Y Cai, Y Qiu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
It is of great scientific and engineering significances to reveal the coupling mechanism of
microscale and macroscale permeabilities in coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs. In this …

Microdistribution and mobility of water in gas shale: A theoretical and experimental study

J Li, S Wang, S Lu, P Zhang, J Cai, J Zhao… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Multiphase (adsorbed and free) liquid water that is accumulated in shale matrix pores (ie,
pore water) substantially affects the storage and transport of gas in shale. Traditionally used …

Experimental investigation of confinement effect on phase behavior of hexane, heptane and octane using lab-on-a-chip technology

M Alfi, H Nasrabadi, D Banerjee - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2016 - Elsevier
The study of phase behavior of hydrocarbons inside shale rock has garnered significant
attention in contemporary literature. The present work focused on experimental techniques …

Experimental study on flow characteristics of gas transport in micro-and nanoscale pores

W Shen, F Song, X Hu, G Zhu, W Zhu - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Gas flow behavior in porous media with micro-and nanoscale pores has always been
attracted great attention. Gas transport mechanism in such pores is a complex problem …