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Experimental Study of Non-Darcy Two-Phase Flow in a Fractured – Vuggy Medium

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In order to study the characteristics of the flow regime, we conducted experiments on filtration of pure water and water/oil through an artificial fractured – vuggy medium. We found that both Darcy and non-Darcy flow can occur in a fractured – vuggy medium. After rewriting the Forchheimer equation, we calculated the inertial coefficient for different fracture widths and vug diameters. Based on the experimental studies, we also propose a new method for determining the flow regime for twophase flow using fractal theory.

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  1. MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China

    Yang Yang, Liu Huiqing & Xie Ling

  2. PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Langfang, China

    Zhang Meng

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Translated from Khimiya i Tekhnologiya Topliv i Masel, No. 2, pp. 36 – 40, March – April, 2016.

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Yang, Y., Huiqing, L., Ling, X. et al. Experimental Study of Non-Darcy Two-Phase Flow in a Fractured – Vuggy Medium. Chem Technol Fuels Oils 52, 175–184 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10553-016-0688-z

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