Methods and devices for generating flow through porous media using drill cuttings
AssigneeUniversity of Wyoming
InventorsAmin AMOOIE, Bradley MCCASKILL, Mohammad SEDGHI, Yanbin GONG, Mohammad PIRI
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Abstract
A method and system for generating flow through porous media using drill cuttings are disclosed. The system and methods include obtaining a set of raw images of one or more drill cuttings from the porous media sample. A set of processed images are generated based on the set of raw images. A representative network of pores and throats are constructed using the set of processed images. A fluid flow through the representative network is predicted.
Claims15
A method for processing a porous media sample by one or more processing units, comprising:
- obtaining a set of raw images of one or more drill cuttings from the porous media sample;
- generating a set of processed images based on the set of raw images;
- constructing a representative network of pores and throats using the set of processed images;
- and
- predicting fluid flow through the representative network.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more processing units to:
- obtain a set of raw images of one or more drill cuttings from the porous media sample;
- generate a set of processed images based on the set of raw images;
- construct a representative network of pores and throats using the set of processed images;
- and
- predict two-phase fluid flow through the representative network.
An apparatus for processing a porous media sample comprising a memory and one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to cause the apparatus to predict fluid flow by:
- obtaining a set of raw images of one or more drill cuttings from the porous media sample;
- generating a set of processed images based on the set of raw images;
- constructing a representative network of pores and throats using the set of processed images;
- and
- predicting fluid flow through the representative network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.