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A Model for Stress-Dependence of Apparent Permeability in Nanopores of Shale Gas Reservoirs
AIChE Journal
  • Mohammad Hatami
  • David J. Bayless, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Alireza Sarvestani
Abstract

Predicting long-term production from gas shale reservoirs is a challenging task due to changes in effective stress and permeability during gas production. Unlike coal, the variation of sorbing gas permeability with pore pressure in shale does not always feature a biphasic trend under a constant confining pressure. The present contribution demonstrates that the biphasic dependence of permeability on pore pressure depends on a number of physical and geometrical factors, each with a distinct impact on gas permeability. This includes pore size, adsorption isotherm, and the variation of gas viscosity with pore pressure. A single-capillary model is proposed for the apparent permeability of real gas in shale. Results indicate that the biphasic relation between apparent permeability and pore pressure is prevalent when the sorbing gas flows in sufficiently small pores. In addition, the effects of sorption isotherm and internal resistance of nonideal gas to flow cannot be ignored.

Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Comments
Funding for this work was provided by Ohio University's Innovation Strategies Initiative and from the Ohio Development Services Agency under grant OCDO R17-10.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Apparent Permeability,
  • Gas Viscosity,
  • Pore Pressure,
  • Real Gas,
  • Temperature
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2020
Publication Date
01 Oct 2020
Citation Information
Mohammad Hatami, David J. Bayless and Alireza Sarvestani. "A Model for Stress-Dependence of Apparent Permeability in Nanopores of Shale Gas Reservoirs" AIChE Journal Vol. 66 Iss. 10 (2020) ISSN: 0001-1541; 1547-5905
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-bayless/12/