Description
Book SynopsisUsing a series of quantitative models combined with analogue experiments, this book explains the recovery of oil and gas from hydrocarbon reservoirs (including fracking), geo-sequestration of CO2, and geothermal power production. Analytical flow solutions and end-of-chapter exercises complete this key resource for researchers, energy industry professionals and graduate students.
Trade Review'Students or members of the industry with a strong background in fluid dynamics will find this book accessible. Practicing reservoir engineers may find this book particularly insightful due to [the] novel approach of nice applied mathematics coupled with simple experiments.' Colin R. Meyer, Pure and Applied Geophysics
Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Porous rocks; 3. Flow in porous rocks; 4. Accounting for uncertainty; 5. Dispersion in porous media; 6. Frontal instability; 7. Two phase flow; 8. Fluid rock interactions; 9. Gravity driven flow in porous media; 10. Buoyancy effects on dispersion; 11. Geothermal power and heat storage; 12. Compressibility and gas flows; References; Index.
