Zhu, Guangpu Yao, Jun Li, Aifen Sun, Hai Zhang, Lei Pore-Scale Investigation of Carbon Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Recovery Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) enhanced oil recovery is a green and promising way to produce oil and reduce the rapid growth of carbon dioxide released to atmosphere. A pore-scale understanding of CO<sub>2</sub> displacement phenomena is important to enhance oil recovery in porous media. In this work, a direct numerical simulation method is employed to investigate the drainage process of CO<sub>2</sub> in an oil-wet porous medium. The interface between the oil and CO<sub>2</sub> is tracked by the phase field method. The capacity and accuracy of the model are validated using a classic benchmark: the process of a bubble rising. A series of numerical experiments were performed over a large range of values of the gravity number, capillary number, and viscosity ratio to investigate the flooding process of CO<sub>2</sub> in a porous medium. The results show that the pressure in the main CO<sub>2</sub> flow path decreases dramatically after CO<sub>2</sub> breaks through the outlet. Oil begins to reflow into large pores that were previously occupied by CO<sub>2</sub>. This phenomenon has an important impact on the final saturation distribution of CO<sub>2</sub>. Increasing the viscous force is the dominant mechanism for improving oil recovery. Selecting an appropriate depth is the primary consideration for reaching the maximum recovery before CO<sub>2</sub> is injected into the subsurface. Abnormal high-pressure formations represent a good choice for CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration. Gravity fingers improve the sweep area of CO<sub>2</sub> when the viscous force is small. The oil recovery increases with increasing contact angle. It is difficult to reach the final steady state of saturation because of the “snap-off and supplement” dynamic balance in porous media when both the injection velocity and the contact angle are small. contact angle;CO 2 sequestration;Carbon Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Recovery Carbon dioxide;CO 2 breaks;phase field method;CO 2;oil recovery;CO 2 displacement phenomena;oil recovery increases;CO 2 flow path decreases 2017-03-29
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10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00058.s001