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Carbon dioxide transport in radial miscible flooding in consideration of rate-controlled adsorption

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As an important technology in improving oil recovery, CO2 miscible flooding has achieved great success in many oil fields. However, studies on CO2 transport in porous media are mostly based on equilibrium adsorption in one-dimensional displacement where rate-controlled adsorption is not taken into consideration. In this work, we develop a radial convection–dispersion model, which simultaneously combines rate-controlled adsorption, convection, and dispersion. Based on this model, four dimensionless groups representing CO2 dispersion, adsorption capacity, flow rate, and kinetic rate groups are proposed for the first time. Subsequently, the Barakat–Clark forward and backward difference methods are combined to solve the mathematical model. CO2 concentration and adsorption at different positions in the porous media (including the effluent concentration and adsorption histories) are then calculated. Furthermore, the effects of the parameters on CO2 transport behavior are studied in detail. The results reveal that CO2 gradually moves forward with the increase in the CO2 injection volume. Once CO2 reaches a certain position, its concentration there increases and an S-shaped curve is formed. Moreover, the adsorption capacity at this position also increases significantly, and the changing rate is much higher than CO2 concentration. CO2 effluent concentration grows more uniform, and the breakthrough occurs earlier with increased dispersion velocity and CO2 injection rate and decreased adsorption capacity and adsorption rate. The mathematical model developed in this study is of great importance in predicting CO2 transport behavior in radial miscible flooding.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Basic Research Program of China (2015CB250902), National Natural Science Fund (51574258, 51674273), and National Science and Technology Major Project of China (No.2017ZX05069).

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    Mingqiang Chen, Linsong Cheng, Renyi Cao, Chaohui Lyu, Deqiang Wang, Suran Wang & Xiang Rao

  2. Department of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, People’s Republic of China

    Mingqiang Chen, Linsong Cheng, Renyi Cao, Chaohui Lyu, Deqiang Wang, Suran Wang & Xiang Rao

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Chen, M., Cheng, L., Cao, R. et al. Carbon dioxide transport in radial miscible flooding in consideration of rate-controlled adsorption. Arab J Geosci 13, 38 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-5041-5

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