Coupling between PHREEQC and reservoir production model to simulate the reactive transport of injected water in oil and gas reservoirs
Abstract
Many chemical reactions occur during transport of fluid in oil reservoirs such as scaling, dissolution, evaporation and cation exchange. However, these parameters are usually not considered in reservoir simulators. This paper presents a method of coupling between geochemical code (PHREEQC) and a reservoir modelling tool. This coupling creates a useful software to simulate the reactive transport of injected water from injection well to production well. The change of water chemical composition due to interaction between fluid and rock, and between fluid and fluid will be calculated and visualised under 2D/3D graphic. The coupling model is also tested with real data.
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