页岩油孔隙微纳渗流的格子Boltzmann方法模拟
PORE-SCALE SIMULATION OF SHALE OIL FLOW IN NANOPOROUS MEDIA USING LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD
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摘要: 页岩油储层结构复杂, 纳米孔隙极为发育, 使得储层内流体运移行为显著偏离传统达西定律, 亟需深入揭示纳米限域下的渗流机制. 为此, 本文以二维纳米多孔介质结构为研究对象, 旨在揭示页岩油输运过程中纳米孔隙内流体运移机制, 并系统探讨结构尺度与润湿性对水/油微纳渗流动力学行为的影响规律. 针对现有模型在处理二维孔隙结构纳米效应存在的不足, 重新推导了纳米通道液体运移的平面模型, 指出传统体积平均法在描述二维结构中存在显著偏差. 基于此模型, 构建了考虑吸附层黏度效应与边壁速度滑移效应的格子Boltzmann方法, 全面分析了结构尺寸和接触角对水/油运移行为的调控效应, 识别了纳米通道中吸附层黏度变化及边壁速度滑移引发的纳米效应, 并阐明了这些效应随尺度增大而逐渐减弱的趋势. 此外, 不同接触角条件下纳米效应的显著差异凸显了润湿性对水/油微观运移机制的关键作用. 本研究最终构建了基于纳米结构尺寸与接触角双参数的水/油运移纳米效应版图, 为后续开发复杂地层页岩油的跨尺度运移模型提供了重要的理论依据与参考.Abstract: Shale oil reservoirs are characterized by extremely complex structures and highly distributed nanopores, where fluid transport behaviors deviate significantly from the conventional Darcy’s law. Understanding the transport mechanisms of fluids confined at the nanoscale is therefore of great importance for accurately predicting shale oil recovery. In this study, we investigate the fundamental mechanism of fluid migration in nanopores using two-dimensional nanoporous structures, with particular emphasis on the coupled effects of pore structure scale and wettability on the micro-/nano-scale flow dynamics of water and oil system. To overcome the limitations of conventional models in capturing nanoscale effects with two-dimensional porous structures, a revised planar model for liquid transport in nanochannels is derived. This analysis highlights the substantial deviations in traditional volume-averaging approaches, which fails to properly represent flow physics under nanoscale confinement. Building on the new theoretical framework, a lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is developed that explicitly incorporates two critical nanoscale effects: viscosity variations in the adsorbed fluid layer and velocity slip at the solid boundaries. This model enables a comprehensive examination of how pore size and contact angle jointly regulate the transport dynamics of fluids in nanoporous media. The simulation results revealed that viscosity variations within the adsorbed layer and velocity slip at the walls give rise to pronounced nanoscale effects, which gradually diminish as the channel size increases. Moreover, notable differences are observed under varying wettability conditions, underscoring the critical role of contact angle in controlling water/oil displacement mechanisms. Specially, strong hydrophilic conditions favor preferential water occupation of narrow pores, whereas hydrophobic conditions enhance oil continuity. Finally, a nanoscale transport regime map is constructed based on structural size and contact angle, offering a systematic framework to evaluate the interplay between nanoscale effects and wettability. This study provides important theoretical insights into fluid transport in nanoporous shale reservoirs and establishes a reference for developing cross-scale transport models in complex geological formations, ultimately contributing to improved strategies for shale oil exploitation.