Prof. Monica Riva

Argomenti del programma: Key processes controlling fluid movement. Pore and continuum approach. Fluid flow in porous and fractured media. Mass balance equation. Permeability and conductivity. Specific storativity. Darcy’s Law (phenomenology, theoretical derivation and range of validity). Anisotropic media and permeability tensor. Scale dependence of hydraulic properties and heterogeneity.

Argomenti del programma: Key processes controlling fluid movement. Pore and continuum approach. Fluid flow in porous and fractured media. Mass balance equation. Permeability and conductivity. Specific storativity. Darcy’s Law (phenomenology, theoretical derivation and range of validity). Anisotropic media and permeability tensor. Scale dependence of hydraulic properties and heterogeneity.

Argomenti del programma: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and modeling of multiphase fluid flow in porous media, with particular emphasis on hydrocarbon reservoirs. It covers the fundamental principles governing fluid flow in the subsurface, the constitutive relationships describing fluid–rock interactions, and analytical and numerical approaches for modeling multiphase flow in geological formations.

Argomenti del programma: Key processes controlling fluid movement. Pore and continuum approach. Fluid flow in porous and fractured media. Mass balance equation. Permeability and conductivity. Specific storativity. Darcy’s Law (phenomenology, theoretical derivation and range of validity). Anisotropic media and permeability tensor. Scale dependence of hydraulic properties and heterogeneity.

Argomenti del programma: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and modeling of multiphase fluid flow in porous media, with particular emphasis on hydrocarbon reservoirs. It covers the fundamental principles governing fluid flow in the subsurface, the constitutive relationships describing fluid–rock interactions, and analytical and numerical approaches for modeling multiphase flow in geological formations.

Argomenti del programma: Key processes controlling fluid movement. Pore and continuum approach. Fluid flow in porous and fractured media. Mass balance equation. Permeability and conductivity. Specific storativity. Darcy’s Law (phenomenology, theoretical derivation and range of validity). Anisotropic media and permeability tensor. Scale dependence of hydraulic properties and heterogeneity.