Publicado 2016-06-24
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- Forchheimer effect,
- Coupling effect,
- Gas Condensate Reservoir
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In this paper the optimal gas flow rate in a retrograde gas condensate reservoir has been calculated in order to minimize retrograde condensation, maximizing the slip velocity, due to the positive coupling effect; and minimizing the pressure drawdown, due to the Forchheimer effect (non-Darcy effect, inertial effect). Non-Darcy behavior has been thoroughly described because of its importance for describing additional pressure drawdown (more than expected by Darcy equation) in fluid flow in porous media, in situations where high velocity occurs. The coupling effect explains the increment of the gas-condensate relative permeability with increasing velocity and decreasing the interfacial tension. The Forchheimer equation has been used to calculate the bottom-hole flowing pressure for different gas flow rates. Because of the second term in the Forchheimer equation, which is function of the square of the superficial velocity of the fluid, this obtained value is less than the bottom-hole flowing pressure obtained from Darcy equation. This is important because a higher quantity of condensate liquids is obtained, which reduces the relative permeability, and as a result, the gas flow rate decreases due to this effect. For those different gas flow rates, the optimal gas flow rate, where the bottom-hole flowing pressure is acceptable, has been found. The novelty of the present work, is to present the optimal point where the gas flow rate is maximum, in which the non-Darcy effect is negligible.
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