A Method to Simulate the Migration and Accumulation of Hydrocarbon with Analogue Modeling

Figure 3

Schematic diagram of the permeameter setup, showing the metal cylinder (1), overflow pipe (2), water supply pipe (3), pressure measuring pipe (4), measuring cylinder (5), and drain pipe (6). In the experiment, the length (space between the pressure measuring pipes) and the cross-sectional area of the sample packing in the metal cylinder were measured and remained unchanged. Water was injected into the metal cylinder through the water supply pipe, with the overflow pipe ensuring that the water level inside the cylinder remained unchanged. The fluid pressure () was obtained from the pressure measuring pipe, and the seepage flow () was obtained from the measuring cylinder connected with the drain pipe. From equation (2), an absolute permeability of the granular material was obtained.