1. Prediction of the permeability of proppant packs under load
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Anton Saratov, E. A. Grachev, and Dmitry Bikulov
- Subjects
Materials science ,Lattice Boltzmann methods ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Statistical and Nonlinear Physics ,Conductivity ,Grain size ,Computer Science Applications ,Standard procedure ,Permeability (earth sciences) ,Sphere packing ,Computational Theory and Mathematics ,Deformation modeling ,Particle-size distribution ,Composite material ,Mathematical Physics - Abstract
The calculation of proppant pack properties under load is useful to determine the optimal material parameters and grain size distribution. A simple, yet effective model for simulation of both mechanical deformation and permeability of the pack in specific case of polymeric proppant is presented. The mechanical deformation modeling is similar to the discrete elements method, where permeability is calculated with the lattice Boltzmann method. The simulation imitates the standard procedure for measuring the conductivity of a proppant. Permeabilities for different loads and different grain size distributions are obtained.
- Published
- 2015
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