Predicting Elastic Rock Property Changes in A CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Reservoir Using Sonic Log Data Master of Science Thesis Proposal By Sen Guan 11/16/2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1 1.1 Motivation ..............................................................................................................................1 1.2 Delhi Field‚ Louisiana .........
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ScaleSoftPitzer to calculate deposition‚ or precipitation‚ in a reservoir or core material during long term flow. Approach will be presented in four steps: 1. Determine whether equilibrium‚ kinetics‚ or mass transport is controlling‚ 2. Relate precipitation to the physical variables in the field or laboratory core‚ 3. Relate the physical variables that affect scale formation or dissolution to space and time in the reservoir or core material‚ and 4. Combine the two into a single description
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A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water‚ while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations.
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which is stored in a reservoir. In both cases however‚ the basic fundamental principle of power generation remains the same. here is an explanation of how hydroelectricity is generated. A large volume of water is stored in a reservoir at a high altitude. A power generation plant‚ consisting of multiple turbines is constructed downstream‚ at a much lower altitude. The reservoir and the power generation plant are connected by large pipelines. When water is released from the reservoir‚ it flows down at
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Petroleum in the Source Rocks b. Types of source rocks c. Migration of petroleum 4. Reservoir: 7-11 1. Formation of the Reservoir 2. Types of Reservoir 3. Its main properties 4. The relation between reservoir and the other Components of the petroleum system 5. Trap 11-16 1. The
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two heat reservoirs‚ which will have a higher efficiency than a reversible heat engine operating between the same two reservoirs. Hot reservoir Cold reservoir Heat engine Q1 Q1 WX WR Q1‐WX Q1‐ WR Suppose these conditions are true‚ LetηX>ηR If the reversible engine also receives heat Q1 from the source‚ it will do work WR. Let us convert that heat engine to a heat pump‚ then we have‚ that R receives Q1‐WR & receives WR from the surroundings & rejects Q1 heat to high temperature reservoir. Coupling
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is present in different forms in several different reservoirs of the Earth System: Lithosphere: Carbon-rich minerals of the mantle‚ crust‚ sediments‚ fossil fuels. Biosphere: Cellular structure of plants and animals on land and in the oceans. Hydrosphere: Dissolved and particulate carbon of the oceans. Atmosphere: Gases (primarily CO2 and CH4) and aerosols (dust particles). Carbon is exchanged (or transferred) between these various reservoirs by a variety of natural and anthropogenic (human)
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made up of long chain hydrocarbons and various organic compounds found beneath the surface of the earth in entrapments called reservoirs; the presence of oil and gas in these reservoirs is the reason humans survive everyday and carry out their daily activities effectively. Different activities are usually carried out to ensure that the oil and gas present in the reservoirs continue to support humans through their day-to-day activities; such activities include exploration‚ development‚ production and
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field currently produces from three reservoirs: Uwinat‚ Arab C‚ and Arab D. The four dome culmination forms the major divisions; these are Khatiyah‚ Fahahil‚ Jaleha‚ and Dyab as shown in the figure below. (Stephens et al‚ 2009) The Arab Formation constitute of four members named alphabetically Arab A‚ Arab B‚ Arab C and Arab D. Each of these members is separated by anhydrite layer which forms seals for the hydrocarbons in the producing reservoirs. Among the four subdivisions‚ Arab C
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temperature reservoir at T2 and supplies it to high temperature sink at T1 without any external work‚ thus violating the Clausius statement. A larger quantity of heat (Q1 + Q2) is supplied to heat engine (by high temperature source at T1) Which produces net work output Wnet equal to Q1 and rejects an amount of heat Q2 to low temperature reservoir. The composite of two devices is shown in Fig. (b). It shows that the heat pump helps the heat Q2 to flow from low temperature reservoir to high
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