Flow in Elastic Medium Containing Fine Particles
Publication: Geo-Congress 2022
ABSTRACT
Permeability variations caused by fines migration could have a significant impact on the geomechanical response of geological reservoirs during energy and environmental operations. This study presents a fully coupled model that integrates the poroelasticity theory with fines migration phenomenon in saturated porous media under isothermal conditions. The formation of interest contains fine particles situated on the solid surface of a saturated porous skeleton. The maximal retention function adopted in this study is take to be a function of spatiotemporal fluid velocity alterations. Findings show a notable impact of the latter on in situ permeability, pore pressure, and stress/strain alterations, specifically at wellbore vicinity.
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Published online: Mar 17, 2022
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