Numerical simulation of two-phase heat and mass transfer in fractured reservoirs based on projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM)

X Rao, L Xin, Y He, X Fang, R Gong, F Wang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract pEDFM is a newly developed numerical simulation framework for mass transfer in
fractured reservoirs, and this paper aims to study the application of the pEDFM framework to …

A modified projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM) for practical and accurate numerical simulation of fractured reservoir

X Rao, L Cheng, R Cao, P Jia, H Liu, X Du - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract pEDFM is a new numerical model which is proposed in the last three years to
handle the flow simulation with complex fracture networks. Previous works show that …

Full composition numerical simulation of CO2 utilization process in shale reservoir using projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM) considering …

Z Jia, L Cheng, H Feng, R Cao, P Jia, B Pu… - Gas Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) injection for shale oil production is a promising CCUS (Carbon
dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage) technique, which achieves the synergistic effect of …

Artificial-neural-network (ANN) based proxy model for performances forecast and inverse project design of water huff-n-puff technology

X Rao, H Zhao, Q Deng - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Water huff-n-puff is an effective improved oil recovery (IOR) technology for tight or low-
permeability reservoirs which are developed by fractured horizontal wells. This paper trains …

A modified 3D-EDFM method considering fracture width variation due to thermal stress and its application in enhanced geothermal system

R Cao, J Shi, Z Jia, C Cao, L Cheng, G Liu - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
The successful utilization of hot dry rock is contingent upon the implementation of the
development of the enhanced geothermal system (EGS) to create a complex fracture …

基于XFEM-MBEM 的嵌入式离散裂缝模型流固耦合数值模拟方法

杜旭林, 程林松, 牛烺昱, 方思冬, 曹仁义 - 力学学报, 2021 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
离散缝网的表征与模拟是目前国内外研究的热点. 在非常规油气开发过程中,
由于地应力场的存在会对裂缝的流动属性产生显著影响, 若将裂缝视为静态对象 …

Modeling fracture transient flow using the Embedded Discrete Fracture Model with nested local grid refinement

Y Xu, K Sepehrnoori - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Transient flow around hydraulic fractures is an important topic in the study of tight reservoirs.
In this work, the Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (EDFM) is combined with nested local …

A modified embedded discrete-fracture model to study oil-water two-phase heat and mass transfer in the complex fracture network

J Shi, L Cheng, X Rao, R Cao, G Liu - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
The temperature of the fluids injected is usually cooler than the in-situ reservoir temperature
in the fractured reservoir's development. It is essential to study thermal changes between …

Effects of non-equilibrium phase behavior in nanopores on multi-component transport during CO2 injection into shale oil reservoir

Z Jia, R Cao, B Pu, L Cheng, P Li, AA Awotunde, Y Lin… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Injecting CO 2 into shale oil reservoirs is one of the most effective methods for enhancing oil
recovery (EOR) while simultaneously facilitating CO 2 capture, utilization, and storage …

Numerical simulation of compositional flow in shale gas-condensate reservoirs using generic projection-based embedded discrete fracture model

C Luo, X Rao, X He - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Current commercial and in-house numerical simulators often employ discrete fracture
models (DFM) and embedded discrete fracture models (EDFM) for flow simulation in …