The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation
Non-Darcy flow is observed in the shale gas reservoir because it is rich in organic nanopores. Generally, the permeability of shale gas reservoirs is modified because of non-Darcy flow. However, the viscosity is much less concerned. It has been verified that the viscosity of dilute gas depends on th...
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| description | Non-Darcy flow is observed in the shale gas reservoir because it is rich in organic nanopores. Generally, the permeability of shale gas reservoirs is modified because of non-Darcy flow. However, the viscosity is much less concerned. It has been verified that the viscosity of dilute gas depends on the size of the pore. In this paper, the viscosity of methane in organic slit nanopore is determined with equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulation. The result shows that the viscosity of bulk methane would decrease with dropping down pressure, while the confined effect would make the viscosity of methane in the organic slit nanopore lesser than that of the bulk phase, and it decreases severely at low pressure. The confined dense gas viscosity model is obtained by theoretical derivation. The EMD results were fitted with this model to obtain the viscosity correction method for dense methane in organic slit nanopores. The dimensionless viscosity (μeff/μb) would decrease sharply with the Knudsen number between 0.1 and 10. Unlike the confined effect on the dilute gas, the potential contribution of the dense gas and the wall also affects its viscosity. Because of the confined effect on the dense methane, the flow capacity of methane is enhanced 1.5 times at least with the pore being smaller than 10 nm and the pressure being lower than 5 MPa. It means that keeping a low reservoir pressure helps to improve the flow of shale gas. This work can improve the understanding of the importance of gas viscosity with the non-Darcy flow in shale gas reservoirs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5e4cf5f7c69644c3a56389b4ad519c8a2025-02-03T06:06:53ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2515152The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic SimulationDongchen Liu0Xiaofan Chen1Na Jia2Zhimin Du3Yong Tang4Ping Yue5Yongyi Zhou6State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationFaculty of Engineering and Applied ScienceState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationNorth China BranchNon-Darcy flow is observed in the shale gas reservoir because it is rich in organic nanopores. Generally, the permeability of shale gas reservoirs is modified because of non-Darcy flow. However, the viscosity is much less concerned. It has been verified that the viscosity of dilute gas depends on the size of the pore. In this paper, the viscosity of methane in organic slit nanopore is determined with equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulation. The result shows that the viscosity of bulk methane would decrease with dropping down pressure, while the confined effect would make the viscosity of methane in the organic slit nanopore lesser than that of the bulk phase, and it decreases severely at low pressure. The confined dense gas viscosity model is obtained by theoretical derivation. The EMD results were fitted with this model to obtain the viscosity correction method for dense methane in organic slit nanopores. The dimensionless viscosity (μeff/μb) would decrease sharply with the Knudsen number between 0.1 and 10. Unlike the confined effect on the dilute gas, the potential contribution of the dense gas and the wall also affects its viscosity. Because of the confined effect on the dense methane, the flow capacity of methane is enhanced 1.5 times at least with the pore being smaller than 10 nm and the pressure being lower than 5 MPa. It means that keeping a low reservoir pressure helps to improve the flow of shale gas. This work can improve the understanding of the importance of gas viscosity with the non-Darcy flow in shale gas reservoirs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2515152 |
| spellingShingle | Dongchen Liu Xiaofan Chen Na Jia Zhimin Du Yong Tang Ping Yue Yongyi Zhou The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation Geofluids |
| title | The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation |
| title_full | The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation |
| title_fullStr | The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation |
| title_short | The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation |
| title_sort | viscosity of methane in organic slit nanopore of gas bearing shale by molecular dynamic simulation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2515152 |
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