Thermal Properties and Temperature-Related Behavior of Rock/Fluid Systems
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Thermal Properties and Temperature-Related Behavior of Rock/Fluid Systems

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Thermal Properties and Temperature-Related Behavior of Rock/Fluid Systems

About this book

This book brings together for the first time the results of research on the thermal properties and temperature-related behavior of rocks with their contained fluids, under subsurface environmental conditions. These data are of increasing importance with increased application of underground processes involving high temperature and, in some cases, low temperature environments. Some of the important processes are described in which thermal data are needed. Chapters deal with thermal properties of rocks, including heat capacities, thermal conductivities and thermal diffusivities under conditions simulating subsurface environments. Discussion about the difficulty in measuring thermal properties of rock/fluid systems is included along with newly-developed models for predicting thermal properties from more-easily measured properties. The effects of thermal reactions in rocks, differential thermal expansion, and thermal alterations are discussed in separate chapters. The effects of temperature on rock properties, as distinct from the irreversible effects of heating, are reviewed. Lastly the book deals with wellbore applications of thermal and high-temperature behavior of rocks and methods of deducing thermal properties from geophysical logs run in boreholes. Appendices include thermal units conversion factors and thermal properties of some typical reservoir rocks and fluids.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Thermal Properties and Temperaturel-Related Behavior of Rock/Fluid Systems
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Chapter I. Thermal Processes and Terms
  6. Chapter II. Heat Capacities of Rocks
  7. Chapter III. Thermal Reactions in Rocks
  8. Chapter IV. Thermal Expansion of Rocks
  9. Chapter V. Thermal Conductivities of Rock/Fluid Systems
  10. Chapter VI. Thermal Conductivitiy Models
  11. Chapter VII. Thermal Diffusivities of Rocks
  12. Chapter VIII. Heat Transfer with Flowing Fluids
  13. Chapter IX. Thermal Alterations of Rocks
  14. Chapter X. Effects of Temperature on Rock Properties
  15. Chapter XI. Low Temperature Behavior of Rock/Fluid Systems
  16. Chapter XII. Wellbore Applications
  17. Appendix A: Thermal Units Conversion Factors
  18. Appendix B: Thermal Properties Data for Various Rocks
  19. Appendix C: Thermal Properties of Subsurface Reservoir Fluids
  20. References
  21. Author Index
  22. Subject Index