Laboratory-scale to Field-Scale: Easy to scale it up?
With all the advancements, to what extent, (a) the relative permeability curves; (b) the capillary pressure curves (function of phase saturation); and (c) the associated boundary conditions - deduced at the laboratory-scale - get along with the real-field scenario?
Is there a (standard) means to nullify (or minimize) the effect of the distortion arising from inability to match the field boundary conditions in the laboratory?
Feasible to replicate the consolidated nature of reservoir formation at the laboratory-scale?
Even, if it remains to be consolidated, how about the volume of the reservoir associated with the laboratory-scale?
Whether the capillary pressure curves and relative permeability curves would remain to be same irrespective of consolidated/unconsolidated rocks; and for small-cores and larger reservoirs?
Feasible to replicate the surrounding geological formation (associated with a real-time reservoir) at the laboratory-scale?
How about the stress details at the laboratory-scale?
De we generally consider wells at the laboratory-scale?
Even, if it is so, then, is it not that - wells present in a reservoir - would scale to microscopic dimensions in the laboratory, if geometric similarity needs to be maintained?
Feasible to replicate an inhomogeneous, layered gas reservoir that initially remains at capillary gravitational equilibrium at the laboratory-scale?
In addition, would it remain feasible to add the presence of water drive, if any, at the laboratory-scale?
How exactly to estimate the ‘permeability of the medium’ (K); and ‘relative permeability’ of the concerned fluid phase (ki); along with the ‘fluid potential’ of the concerned phase (ϕi = pi +ρigh) – “individually” - at the laboratory-scale towards estimating the ‘velocity vector’ using Darcy’s law for characterizing multi-phase fluid flow through a petroleum reservoir? Do we have the data on ‘height above datum’ (h) @ laboratory-scale?
Can we easily relate the wetting-phase and non-wetting phase potentials through capillary pressure with ease at laboratory-scale?
Feasible to scale-down the actual field-scale well diameter at the laboratory-scale?
No, I don't think so. It seems to be a completely different matter, especially if it is mass-produced.
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