METHOD FOR CREATING A 3D MODEL OF A HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR, AND METHOD FOR COMPARATIVE TESTING OF HYDROCARBON RECOVERY TECHNIQUES

摘要

A method of modelling a hydrocarbon-containing reservoir which is representative of such reservoir in at least one physical characteristic such as reservoir porosity or permeability. Data, such as reservoir porosity is firstly determined . Such data is then transformed into printing instructions for a 3D printer . The 3D printer is used to print a reduced-scale model which is representative of the reservoir in respect of the at least one physical characteristic, such as reservoir porosity. A method of comparative testing of different hydrocarbon recovery techniques on a single hydrocarbon-containing reservoir is also disclosed and claimed.