Simulated Investigation in Wormhole Expansion Law of Gelling Acid Etching and Its Influencing Factors in Deep Carbonate Reservoirs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effect of Injection Rate on the Morphology of Vermicular Foramen
2.2. Influence of Gelling Acid Properties
2.3. Effect of Pore Space Distribution on Wormhole Morphology
2.4. Effect of Perforation on Wormhole Shape
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Continuity Equation
4.2. Equation of Motion
4.3. Gelling Acid Distribution Equation
4.4. Model Validation
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, M.; Zhou, W.; Li, S.; Wu, W. Simulated Investigation in Wormhole Expansion Law of Gelling Acid Etching and Its Influencing Factors in Deep Carbonate Reservoirs. Gels 2022, 8, 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080470
Wang M, Zhou W, Li S, Wu W. Simulated Investigation in Wormhole Expansion Law of Gelling Acid Etching and Its Influencing Factors in Deep Carbonate Reservoirs. Gels. 2022; 8(8):470. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080470
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Mingwei, Wen Zhou, Song Li, and Wen Wu. 2022. "Simulated Investigation in Wormhole Expansion Law of Gelling Acid Etching and Its Influencing Factors in Deep Carbonate Reservoirs" Gels 8, no. 8: 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080470