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Simulating hydrocarbon migration and accumulation (HMA) is crucial for petroleum exploration. A new multi-scale method improves HMA accuracy in unconventional reservoirs by integrating pore-scale, core-scale, and reservoir-scale simulations.

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  • Petroleum Geoscience
  • Computational Geosciences
  • Reservoir Engineering

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  • Hydrocarbon migration and accumulation (HMA) simulation is vital for petroleum systems.
  • Existing methods struggle with unconventional reservoirs due to scale, complexity, and multi-scale dynamics.
  • Current models often neglect microscopic mechanisms like capillary effects and wettability, impacting prediction accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing HMA simulation techniques.
  • To propose a novel multi-scale quantitative numerical simulation method for HMA.
  • To enhance the accuracy and predictive capability of HMA in unconventional reservoirs.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated multi-scale simulation framework.
  • Lattice Boltzmann method for pore-scale fluid dynamics.
  • Pore network modeling for core-scale characterization.
  • Geological modeling for reservoir-scale simulations.

Main Results:

  • Wettability significantly influences hydrocarbon accumulation under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions.
  • Wettability reduces capillary pressure and enhances migration efficiency.
  • The integrated framework improves HMA simulation accuracy and predictive power.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed multi-scale method offers a more reliable approach for HMA simulation.
  • This methodology enhances unconventional resource exploration and development.
  • Accurate HMA simulation is key to understanding petroleum systems.