«Proceedings of Gubkin University»

NON-DARCY FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA

UDC: 622
DOI: 10.33285/2073-9028-2021-1(302)-19-28

Authors:

¹ Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University), Moscow, Russian Federation

Keywords: porosity, permeability, tortuosity, Forchheimer's equation, Klinkenberg effect

Annotation:

To describe the fluid flow in a porous medium it is proposed to use the semi-analytical universal equation previously proposed by the authors. The equation allows replacing the explicit description of the reservoir structure with the obtained relationships of permeability, porosity, tortuosity and various correction factors. The paper provides an assessment of the model based on experimental data obtained for clastic samples with a permeability range of 0,000017- 1132 mD.

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