PHASE SEPARATION OF TWO-PHASE FLUID IN AN EOR INJECTION WELLBORE

• Main Author: AZAHRI, KAMARUL
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/10589/1/2011%20-%20Phase%20separation%20of%20two-phase%20fluid%20in%20an%20eor%20injection%20wellbore.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/10589/

Two phase flow occurs when two phases flow simultaneously in pipes. The fluid may tend to separate because of differences in densities and flow velocities in the pipe. (Dale Beggs, 2003). In this project, flow of a gas-liquid fluid in the injection wellbore is studied. The gas water mixture are injected into multiple perforations or producing zones. As the two phases have different density, separation of the two phases is likely to occur. We are concern of the phase separation that will occur as this will affect the injection efficiency. Degree of the separation and the factors contributing to the separation will be investigated. Parameters that are going to be determined are flow pattern, liquid holdup and pressure drop. Different flow patterns give different results and play the most important role in this study. For that reason, flow patterns prediction has been an important aspect in this study. Computer simulation will be conducted using Mathematica software. The calculation procedure will be coded into the software and a set of data will be used for the simulations