About this Research Topic
As an important type of energy resource, efficient and cost-effective exploitation of petroleum reservoirs plays an important role in the security of the global energy supply. During the recovery process of petroleum reservoirs, fluid phase behaviors and transport in porous media are the two most important issues. The former can determine the fluid state and properties in reservoirs, while the latter controls fluid mobility. In recent years, with the continuous development of petroleum reservoirs, the topics of phase behavior and fluid transport have attracted great attention in the world, especially in such a time of the successful development of various unconventional petroleum resources.
During the recovery process of petroleum reservoirs, with the reduction of reservoir pressure and the injection of additives (e.g., N2, CO2, solvent and chemical additives, etc.), the original fluid phase state in the reservoir will evolve, and simultaneously, the fluid transportation characteristics also vary because of the continuous changes of reservoir conditions. On the other hand, because of the successful development of unconventional reservoirs, the fluid phase equilibrium calculation and fluid transport in micro-/nano- pores have become another hot topic in this area. Considering the recent advancements of phase behavior and fluid transport in petroleum reservoirs, Original Research articles, Review, and Perspective that focused on the two issues are welcomed to be submitted.
We welcome the manuscripts in the following topics, but not limited to:
• Experiments and simulation work for fluid phase behavior and transport in conventional and unconventional petroleum reservoirs;
• Advanced studies for the fluid phase behavior and transport using the methods of molecule dynamic simulation, density functional theory and Lattice Boltzmann;
• Artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning applied for fluid phase behavior and transportation.
Keywords: Phase behavior, Fluid transport, Petroleum reservoir, Density functional theory, Artificial intelligence
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