Liu Jiawei, Yang Xuefeng, Dai Caili, et al. Mechanisms and evaluation methods for enhanced recovery efficiency via gas huff-n-puff in shale gas reservoirs[J]. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA, 2026, 47(6): 1234-1243.
Liu Jiawei, Yang Xuefeng, Dai Caili, et al. Mechanisms and evaluation methods for enhanced recovery efficiency via gas huff-n-puff in shale gas reservoirs[J]. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA, 2026, 47(6): 1234-1243.DOI: 10.7623/syxb202606008.
Mechanisms and evaluation methods for enhanced recovery efficiency via gas huff-n-puff in shale gas reservoirs
Shale gas reservoirs are characterized by a high proportion of adsorbed gas. In the mid-to-late stages of depletion production
a substantial amount of adsorbed CH
4
remains difficult to mobilize
which severely constrains the improv
ement of recovery efficiency. Gas injection is regarded as a key technical route for enhancing gas recovery; however
during its application in shale gas reservoirs
there is a lack of theoretical foundations and quantitative evaluation methods for optimizing parameters such as the mobilization mechanisms of CH
4
by injection media within multiscale pores
the selection of injection media for different shale types
and the optimization of injection timing and shut-in protocols. Based on total organic carbon (TOC) and clay mineral contents
middle-to-deep shale from southern Sichuan was classified
three typical nanopore models were established
and microscopic molecular simulations of gas huff-n-puff were performed. Further
integrated with the online low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) monitoring and physical huff-n-puff simulations
the patterns of CH
4
mobilization by CO
2
/N
2
gas mixtures were revealed
and the potentials for gas injection-driven production stimulation and carbon sequestration were evaluated. The results indicate that:CO
2
competitive adsorption is more favorable for CH
4
mobilization within micropores and mesopores
while N
2
is more effective for mobilizing free gas in macropores. For shales characterized by high TOC and low clay content
experimental results show that injection of an 80 % CO
2
+20 % N
2
gas mixture at bottomhole pressures of 6.0-10.0 MPa yields an incremental recovery of 11.2 % -13.7 % and a sequestration rate of 42.7 % -82.2 % . Appropriately extending the shut-in duration is conducive to enhancing CH
4
recovery and CO
2
sequestration efficiency. Furthermore
it is recommended to increase the CO
2
proportion in the injection media for high-TOC
low-water
and low-clay shale reservoirs
whereas increasing the N
2
proportion is advisable for high-clay shale reservoirs. This study provides theoretical and technical support for the applica
tion of enhanced gas recovery and carbon sequestration in shale gas reservoirs.
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