地学前缘 ›› 2023, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 465-475.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2022.12.54

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花岗岩裂隙岩体油水两相渗流可视化试验及数值模拟研究

孙哲1(), 张彬1,2,*(), 陈大伟1, 李玉涛1, 王汉勋1,2   

  1. 1.中国地质大学(北京) 工程技术学院, 北京 100083
    2.自然资源部重大工程地质安全风险防控工程技术创新中心, 北京 100083
  • 收稿日期:2022-07-05 修回日期:2022-09-28 出版日期:2023-05-25 发布日期:2023-04-27
  • 通讯作者: *张 彬(1975—),男,教授,博士生导师,主要从事地下能源储存、地下工程等方面的研究。E-mail: sc_zhb@cugb.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:孙 哲(1998—),男,博士研究生,主要从事地下能源储存等方面的研究。E-mail: sunzhe@email.cugb.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(41972300);国家自然科学基金项目(41572301);国家自然科学基金项目(40972386);国家自然科学基金项目(42107201)

Two-phase oil/water seepage in fractured granite rock mass: Insight from seepage visualization experiment and numerical simulation

SUN Zhe1(), ZHANG Bin1,2,*(), CHEN Dawei1, LI Yutao1, WANG Hanxun1,2   

  1. 1. School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    2. Technology Innovation Center for Major Engineering Geological Safety Risk Prevention and Control, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2022-07-05 Revised:2022-09-28 Online:2023-05-25 Published:2023-04-27

摘要:

地下水封油库利用“隙存水封”的原理通过地下洞室进行石油地下存储,并多建于结晶岩体中,岩体裂隙渗流特性直接影响地下油库储油安全。地下洞库水封机理可简化为围岩裂隙中的油水两相渗流问题,需同时考虑油驱水和水驱油过程。基于分形理论定量刻画了天然花岗岩裂隙面的粗糙度,通过3D打印技术制备了不同粗糙度的透明裂隙,利用研制的单裂隙多相渗流可视化试验装置开展了模型试验,并结合数值模拟对花岗岩粗糙裂隙中的油-水驱替规律进行了研究。研究表明:水油流度比的差异导致花岗岩裂隙两相驱替呈现出不同效果,油驱水前缘呈活塞式整体推进,而水驱油前缘呈指进式推进;压力差或隙宽的增加更加显著地提升油驱水效果,但裂隙粗糙度的增加则对裂隙中流体的流动起到了阻碍作用,使得驱替难以进行;在考虑裂隙粗糙度和油相黏度的情况下,仅通过围岩裂隙水压力大于洞库内部油压来判别水封性能的“水封准则”存在缺陷;由于“贾敏效应”的作用,水驱油时裂隙中的油将难以被完全驱替,当油库发生油品泄漏时,难以将油品完全驱回洞库内部。研究成果可为粗糙裂隙岩体两相渗流规律及地下洞库水封机理的研究提供参考依据。

关键词: 花岗岩, 粗糙裂隙, 油水驱替, 多相渗流装置, 3D打印技术, 可视化试验, 数值模拟

Abstract:

Hard rock caverns used for underground oil storage are mostly constructed in crystalline rock mass and water sealed, thus the seepage characteristics of the rock mass directly affect the safety of oil storage. The challenge of water sealing in underground caverns can be simplified to the problem of two-phase oil/water seepage through fractures in the surrounding rock mass, so it is necessary to consider both oil and water displacements to addressing this challenge. In this study, seepage visualization experiment and numerical simulation were carried out on fractured natural granite. The fracture roughness was quantified by fractal analysis, and transparent fractures with different roughness values were prepared by 3D printing. Physical model test was carried out by using the home-built single-fracture multiphase-seepage visualization device, and fluid displacement in rough fractures was studied by numerical simulation. Difference in the mobility ratio (water to oil) leads to different two-phase (oil-water) flow dynamics, where the oil-flooding front moves as piston flow while water-flooding front as fingered flow. In oil displacement, the increase of fluid pressure or fracture width can significantly improve oil displacement efficiency, whereas increasing fracture roughness hinders oil flow and impedes oil displacement. Considering the relevance of fracture roughness and oil viscosity, safety requirements for water sealing are not adequate if only fluid pressure is considered. Due to Jamin effect, it is difficult to remove oil completely from rock fractures by water flooding, or to recover leaked oil. The research results provide a reference for understanding two-phase seepage in rough fractures in rocks and water sealing mechanism in underground caverns.

Key words: granite, rough fracture, oil-water displacement, multiphase flow device, 3D printing technology, visualization experiment, numerical simulation

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