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 isrepresentative ofsuch reservoir in at least one physical characteristic such as reservoirporosity or permeability.Data, such as reservoir porosity is firstly determined . Such data is thentransformed intoprinting instructions for a 3D printer . The 3D printer is used to print areduced-scale modelwhich is representative of the reservoir in respect of the at least onephysical characteristic,such as reservoir porosity. A method of comparative testing of differenthydrocarbon recoverytechniques on a single hydrocarbon-containing reservoir is also disclosed andclaimed.