A model for the calculation of effective thermal conductivities of multiphase-fluid-saturated porous rocks

Abstract

The calculation of effective thermal conductivities of porous rocks saturated with several fluid phases is problematic because of the large range of possible fluid phase distributions Another problem is the fact that the most important variable, the solid thermal conductivity, is not easily measured. The advent of advanced E&P technologies like enhanced oil recovery and similar advances in geothermics have increased the significance of the problem.