Numerical and analytical study of effects of small scale heterogeneity on CO2/brine multiphase flow system in horizontal corefloods

Here we provide a comprehensive study of the fundamental physics both numerically and analytically, of the combined influence of heterogeneity, viscous forces, gravity, and capillarity on multiphase flow of CO2 and brine. Specifically, steady-state 3D coreflood displacements in heterogeneous cores over a range of relevant conditions are simulated to study the impact of sub-core heterogeneity on CO2/brine displacements over a wide range of...