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Advances in Reservoir Simulation: 2nd Edition

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 632

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Haifeng Zhao

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School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Interests: tight oil and gas and shale gas volume fracturing technology; coalbed methane drilling and fracturing technology; carbonate rock acid fracturing technology; wellbore stability mechanics and chemistry; oil and gas well sand production prediction and prevention
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Dr. Yang Xia

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School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Interests: tight oil and gas reservoir simulations; shale gas flow; production prediction of unconventional reservoirs; fluid-solid coupling of unconventional reservoirs; fracturing technology of unconventional reservoirs
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the in-depth development of unconventional oil and gas resources, such as shale gas, tight oil and shale oil, reservoir simulation has been widely and deeply used in the integrated development model of geology and engineering. Reservoir conditions of deep formations are complex and changeable, and traditional simulation methods face many limitations. Various mechanical methods have been introduced into reservoir simulation, and new technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence have been introduced into the reservoir modeling, which jointly promote the vigorous development of reservoir simulation. This Special Issue welcomes the latest original research results of reservoir modeling and numerical analysis.

The research objects include, but are not limited to, shale gas, coalbed methane, tight sandstone gas, shale oil, tight oil and carbonate reservoir, which can be a fracturing simulation or long-term production simulation. The purpose of this Special Issue is to create a highland for academic publication and achievement display of reservoir simulation.

Dr. Haifeng Zhao
Dr. Yang Xia
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • geological modeling
  • mechanical model
  • finite element/discrete element/finite difference/energy method
  • fracturing or fractured reservoir simulation
  • engineering application

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Plugging Experiments for Ceramic Filling Layer with Different Grain Sizes Under Gas–Water Mixed Flow for Natural Gas Hydrate Development
by Xiaolong Zhao, Yizhong Zhao, Meng Mu, Aiyong Zhou, Haifeng Zhao and Fei Xie
Energies 2025, 18(7), 1761; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18071761 - 1 Apr 2025
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The natural gas hydrate reservoir in the sea area is shallowly buried and mainly composed of silty silt. The reservoir sediment is weakly consolidated and has fine particles, which shows a higher sand production risk and needs sand control. However, the fine silt [...] Read more.
The natural gas hydrate reservoir in the sea area is shallowly buried and mainly composed of silty silt. The reservoir sediment is weakly consolidated and has fine particles, which shows a higher sand production risk and needs sand control. However, the fine silt particles can easily cause blockages in the sand control medium, so the balance between sand control efficiency and gas production should be considered. At present, there is a lack of reasonable and effective measures to prevent pore blockage in the sand control medium. In this study, the influence of the formation of sand on the blockage in sand-retaining mediums under the condition of gas–water mixed flow is discussed, and the plugging process is analyzed. The results show that: (1) Although the ceramic particles have high sphericity and regular shape, they can form higher porosity and permeability, but the finer ceramic particles will also cause blockages in the muddy silt and reduce productivity. (2) The experimental results of different ceramide filling schemes show that Saucier’s empirical criteria are not suitable for hydrate reservoir development and cannot be directly used for reference. In order to balance the problem of sand control and productivity in the development of the hydrate reservoir, it is recommended to use a 40 × 70 mesh ceramide as the critical optimal condition. The experimental results of this paper have important guiding significance for the development of pre-filled sand control screens and the formulation and optimization of sand control schemes. Full article
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