Computational modelling of flow in a microporous environment of a natural reservoir with consideration of the topological structure

Abstract

The article presents the initial stage of developing a hybrid mathematical model for describing the recovery of oil from a natural sand reservoir. The hybrid model means that part of the computational domain (microchannel structure in the space between particles) is calculated by one- dimensional models is based on the hydraulic circuit theory, and another part (large cracks and caverns) is calculated by computational fluid dynamics methods (CFD). The article also describes a unique algorithm for building a network model based on preliminary CFD calculation. The last section of the article presentation compares of results of calculation CFD and network models.