Prediction of the permeability of proppant packs under load

Dmitry Bikulov (), Anton Saratov and Eugene Grachev
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Dmitry Bikulov: Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-2, Moscow 119991, Russia
Anton Saratov: Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-2, Moscow 119991, Russia
Eugene Grachev: Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-2, Moscow 119991, Russia

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2015, vol. 26, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: The calculation of proppant pack properties under load is useful to determine the optimal material parameters and grain size distribution. A simple, yet effective model for simulation of both mechanical deformation and permeability of the pack in specific case of polymeric proppant is presented. The mechanical deformation modeling is similar to the discrete elements method, where permeability is calculated with the lattice Boltzmann method. The simulation imitates the standard procedure for measuring the conductivity of a proppant. Permeabilities for different loads and different grain size distributions are obtained.

Keywords: Proppant; permeability; multiple relaxation time; lattice Boltzmann method; sphere packing; 11.25.Hf; 123.1K (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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