Compositional space parametrization for miscible displacement simulation

Denis Voskov*, Hamdi A. Tchelepi

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Abstract

Thermodynamic equilibrium computations are the most time-consuming part of a compositional flow simulation. We describe a compositional space parameterization approach for dealing with gas injection displacement processes. This tie-line-based parameterization can be used to replace existing compositional simulation methods completely. We illustrate our approach using numerical examples of challenging multi-component miscible gas injection problems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-128
Number of pages18
JournalTransport in Porous Media
Volume75
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Compositional simulation
  • Phase behavior
  • Thermodynamic equilibrium

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