Deposition pattern of stony and muddy debris flow at the confluence area

Debris flow fan affects the river profile and landscape evolution.The propagation of multiple debris flows along a river can cause inundation and breaching risk,which can be exemplified by the Min River after the Wenchuan earthquake,Sichuan province,China.In this work,large flume tests were conducted to examine the interactions between debris flows and water current with the fan geometry,momentum,runout distance,deposited width,the relative water level upstream and dominated stress.The results reveal that stony flow commonly travels at a high speed and forms a long rectangle shape fan,while the muddy flow generally travels at a low speed and forms a fan-shaped depositional area.The stony flow can block a river even when the momentum is close to the water current;the muddy flow can block a river when the momentum is lower than that of water current.In case of complete river damming,the relative water level upstream indicates that the inundation risk from the muddy flow damming river would be higher than the inundation risk of stony flow.The diversion ratio of muddy flow decreases as damming ratio.Comparison of dimensionless numbers reveals that stony flow is dominated by grain collision stress combined with turbulent mixing stress,while the muddy flow is dominated by viscous shear stress over friction stress.The fan geometry,damming ratio,diversion ratio,and the dominated stress all together indicate that stony flow strongly interacts with water current while the muddy flow does not.The results can be helpful for understanding the physical interactions between water current and various debris flows,and debris flow dynamics at the channel confluence area.     

地下工程建设对岩溶水流场的影响及其修复

工程建设改变地下水流场危及建筑物的安全。以济南经十路沿线大型地下综合体为例,通过数值模拟计算工程建设对地下水渗流场的影响,并建立了地下水流场修复模型。结果表明：地下空间结构会阻挡地下水运移,地下水水位壅高造成地基承载力降低;将地下工程设置导流措施后,其迎水面水位随时间呈现衰减趋势,且越接近天然状态水位衰减速率越慢;因地层结构差异,壅高水位基本回落的时间存在较大差异;不同地质条件下流场修复所需导流井数量与导流几何体结构参数呈负相关关系,所需导流井数量的预测方程反映了地质条件的复杂性和多变性。除导流几何体自身结构外,围岩水力梯度与渗透系数对导水能力产生影响,其中渗透系数大小制约导水速率的快慢,水力梯度则控制导水行为的发生。导流措施的实施可减小工程建设对地下水环境的影响,确保地下工程建设对水环境影响可控。     

缝洞型低渗透碳酸盐岩油藏产量递减曲线分析

针对缝洞型低渗碳酸盐油藏,建立考虑启动压力梯度和动边界共同影响的三重介质低渗透油藏非线性非稳态渗流模型.鉴于数学模型的非线性和非齐次性,通过引入新定义的压力(量纲一)线性化压力扩散方程,应用Laplace变换和Duhamel原理结合Stehfest数值反演对模型进行求解,获得三重介质低渗油藏产量递减典型曲线,在产量递减双对数图上出现3个递减阶段和2个相对平缓稳定阶段;分析启动压力梯度、溶洞窜流系数、基质窜流系数、裂缝弹性储容比和溶洞弹性储容比与基质弹性储容比之比等敏感参数对产量(量纲一)的影响规律.计算分析表明,启动压力梯度越大,中后期产量递减曲线下降幅度越大.通过绘制的产量递减曲线图版,可以预测缝洞型低渗透碳酸盐岩油藏未来产量的变化.     

Spatial-temporal distribution of debris flow impact pressure on rigid barrier

Grain composition plays a vital role in impact pressure of debris flow. Current approaches treat debris flow as uniform fluid and almost ignore its granular effects. A series of flume experiments have been carried out to explore the granular influence on the impact process of debris flow by using a contact surface pressure gauge sensor(Tactilus~?, produced by Sensor Products LLC). It is found that the maximum impact pressure for debris flow of low density fluctuates drastically with a long duration time while the fluctuation for flow of high density is short in time, respectively presenting logarithmic and linear form in longitudinal attenuation. This can be ascribed to the turbulence effect in the former and grain collisions and grainfluid interaction in the latter. The horizontal distribution of the impact pressure can be considered as the equivalent distribution. For engineering purposes, the longitudinal distribution of the pressure can be generalized to a triangular distribution, from which a new impact method considering granular effects is proposed.     

Numerical simulation of mechanical compaction of deepwater shallow sediments

To study the compaction law and overpressure evolution in deepwater shallow sediments, a large-strain compaction model that considers material nonlinearity and moving boundary is formulated. The model considers the dependence of permeability and material properties on void ratio. The modified Cam-Clay model is selected as the constitutive relations of the sediments, and the deactivation/reactivation method is used to capture the moving top surface during the deposition process. A one-dimensional model is used to study the compaction law of the shallow sediments. Results show that the settlement of the shallow sediments is large under their own weight during compaction. The void ratio decreases strictly with burial depth and decreases more quickly near the seafloor than in the deeper layers. The generation of abnormal pressure in the shallow flow sands is closely related to the compaction law of shallow sediments. The two main factors that affect the generation of overpressure in the sands are deposition rate and permeability of overlying clay sediments. Overpressure increases with an increase in deposition rate and a decrease in the permeability of the overlying clay sediment. Moreover, an upper limit for the overpressure exists. A two-dimensional model is used to study the differential compaction of the shallow sediments. The pore pressure will still increase due to the inflow of the pore fluid from the neighboring clay sediment even though the deposition process is interrupted.     

Evolution of Hydrodynamic Field, Oil-Gas Migration and Accumulation in Songliao Basin, China

The oil-gas migration and accumulation in the Songliao Basin were analyzed in the view of fluid dynamics by the authors. The key point of fluid dynamics is hydrodynamics. Oil-gas migration and accumulation are related closely with formation and evolution of hydrodynamic field. Based on abundant data, initial formation pressure and other parameters, such as water head were studied. They can be used to understand the present distribution of hydrodynamic field and its hydrochemical features. Generally, the hydrodynamic field in the basin is obviously asymmetrical. In its north and east part, there are the areas of centripetal flow caused by topographic relief when meteoric water permeate downwards. Its south part is an evaporation-concentration area. The central depression is an area of centrifugal flow driven by sediment compaction and its cross-formational flow area. Only at the basin margin and in the local uplifted and denudated area are the meteoric water permeating downwards areas. The centrifugal flow driven by sediment compaction is the main dynamic factor that induces oil-gas migration and accumulation and its formation period corresponding to the main stage of oil-gas migration and accumulation. Moreover, the evolution of hydrodynamic field has the cyclic property, which results in phased oil-gas migration by stages, and further dominates the terraced annular oil and gas distribution, concentric with their corresponding sags.     

Study on the Liquefaction Properties of Silt at Yellow River Delta

The seabed of the Yellow River Delta is formed by the rapid deposition of sediments from the Yellow River. Recent researches have shown that the geological hazards in the Yellow River Delta are mainly related to the liquefaction of silty seabed under cyclic loading. In this paper, based on the theory of Stokes Viscous Principle, a self-design dragging ball apparatus was used to study the fluid characteristics of liquefied and post-liquefied silt more thoroughly. Wave flume and shaking table were used to apply wave loads and vibration loads. The pore pressure, earth pressure, and moving parameters of the dragging ball were recorded during tests. The effect of cyclic loads and excess pore pressure ratio on viscosity of silty soil is discussed. The constitutive model of flow characteristics of liquefied silt is also established. The results indicate that the apparent viscosity of silty soil is much higher than sand. Cyclic loads accelerated the process of silt liquefaction, resulting in the decrease in apparent viscosity. The excess pore pressure ratio (r_u) has effect on silt liquefaction. When the soil had not reached the completely liquefied state (r_u < 1), the apparent viscosity decreased with the increase of excess pore pressure ratio; when the soil had reached the completely liquefied state (r_u = 1), the shear stress decreased with the increase of strain rate. It was determined that silty soil characterized by shear thinning can be viewed as a type of non-Newtonian fluid. The equation of the shear stress and shear strain rates was established by fitting the test data.     

冷库系统变工况性能的理论分析

对氨冷库蒸汽压缩制冷系统进行理论分析。通过改变环境温度,改变蒸发器和冷凝器压力降,建模计算了冷库系统的损失、效率和制冷系数COP,结果表明,系统各设备的损失随着环境温度升高而变化,系统设备性能随着压力降升高而变化。认为减少蒸发器和冷凝器的传热温差,减少压缩机内不可逆损失,减少蒸发器的压力降等可以提高系统性能。     

多孔介质中聚合物溶液的流变特性

为研究多孔介质中高剪切条件下聚合物溶液流变性能的影响,利用驱 替装置和 R S6000 流变仪 测试不同 的注入速度、 渗流距离和孔喉比条件下, 聚合物溶液经过多孔介质 剪切前后 流变性的 变化. 结果 表明: 聚合物 的剪切应 力、表观黏度、 储能模量、 损耗模量等参数随着注入速度、 渗流距离和孔喉比增加而减小, 且在低剪切速率 和低角频率下 表观黏度、 储能模量、 损耗模量下降更为明显, 剪切应力下降幅度较小, 而在高剪切 速率下剪 切应力下 降幅度最 大; 渗流距 离对聚合物黏弹性作用的影响最大, 其次为注入速度, 孔喉比对聚合物黏弹性作用的影响较小.     

Active earth pressure acting on retaining wall considering anisotropic seepage effect

This paper presents a general solution for active earth pressure acting on a vertical retaining wall with a drainage system along the soil-structure interface. The backfill has a horizontal surface and is composed of cohesionless and fully saturated sand with anisotropic permeability along the vertical and horizontal directions. The extremely unfavourable seepage flow on the back of the retaining wall due to heavy rainfall or other causes will dramatically increase the active earth pressure acting on the retaining walls, increasing the probability of instability. In this paper, an analytical solution to the Laplace differential governing equation is presented for seepage problems considering anisotropic permeability based on Fourier series expansion method. A good correlation is observed between this and the seepage forces along a planar surface generated via finite element analysis. The active earth pressure is calculated using Coulomb’s earth pressure theory based on the calculated pore water pressures. The obtained solutions can be degenerated into Coulomb’s formula when no seepage exists in the backfill. A parametric study on the influence of the degree of anisotropy in seepage flow on the distribution of active earth pressure behind the wall is conducted by varying ratios of permeability coefficients in the vertical and horizontal directions, showing that anisotropic seepage flow has a prominent impact on active earth pressure distribution. Other factors such as effective internal friction angle of soils and soil/wall friction conditions are also considered.     

Geophysical Signature of the Shallow Water Flow in the Deepwater Basin of the Northern South China Sea

Shallow water flow (SWF), a disastrous geohazard in the continental margin, has threatened deepwater drilling operations. Under overpressure conditions, continual flow delivering unconsolidated sands upward in the shallow layer below the seafloor may cause large and long-lasting uncontrolled flows; these flows may lead to control problems and cause well damage and foundation failure. Eruptions from over-pressured sands may result in seafloor craters, mounds, and cracks. Detailed studies of 2D/3D seismic data from a slope basin of the South China Sea (SCS) indicated the potential presence of SWF. It is commonly characterized by lower elastic impedance, a higher Vp/Vs ratio, and a higher Poisson’s ratio than that for the surrounding sediments. Analysis of geological data indicated the SWF zone originated from a deepwater channel system with gas bearing over-pressured fluid flow and a high sedimentation rate. We proposed a fluid flow model for SWF that clearly identifies its stress and pressure changes. The rupture of previous SWF zones caused the fluid flow that occurred in the Baiyun Sag of the northern SCS.     

Characteristics of viscous debris flow in a drainage channel with an energy dissipation structure

A new type of drainage channel with an energy dissipation structure has been proposed based on previous engineering experiences and practical requirements for hazard mitigation in earthquakeaffected areas. Experimental studies were performed to determine the characteristics of viscous debris flow in a drainage channel of this type with a slope of 15%. The velocity and depth of the viscous debris flow were measured, processed, and subsequently used to characterize the viscous debris flow in the drainage channel. Observations of this experiment showed that the surface of the viscous debris flow in a smooth drainage channel was smoother than that of a similar debris flow passing through the energy dissipation section in a channel of the new type studied here. However, the flow patterns in the two types of channels were similar at other points. These experimental results show that the depth of the viscous debris flow downstream of the energy dissipation structure increased gradually with the length of the energy dissipation structure. In addition, in the smooth channel, the viscous debris-flow velocity downstream of the energy dissipation structure decreased gradually with the length of the energy dissipation structure. Furthermore, the viscous debris-flow depth and velocity were slightly affected by variations in the width of the energy dissipation structure when the channel slope was 15%. Finally, the energy dissipation ratio increased gradually as the length and width of the energy dissipation structure increased; the maximum energy dissipation ratio observed was 62.9% (where B = 0.6 m and L/w = 6.0).     

Focused fluid flow in the Baiyun Sag, northern South China Sea: implications for the source of gas in hydrate reservoirs

The origin and migration of natural gas and the accumulation of gas hydrates within the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the northern South China Sea are poorly understood. Based on high-resolution 2D/3D seismic data, three environments of focused fluid flow: gas chimneys, mud diapirs and active faults have been identified. Widespread gas chimneys that act as important conduits for fluid flow are located below bottom simulating reflections and above basal uplifts. The occurrence and evolution of gas chimneys can be divided into a violent eruptive stage and a quiet seepage stage. For most gas chimneys, the strong eruptions are deduced to have happened during the Dongsha Movement in the latest Miocene, which are observed below Pliocene strata and few active faults develop above the top of the Miocene. The formation pressures of the Baiyun Sag currently are considered to be normal, based on these terms: 1) Borehole pressure tests with pressure coefficients of 1.043–1.047; 2) The distribution of gas chimneys is limited to strata older than the Pliocene; 3) Disseminated methane hydrates, rather than fractured hydrates, are found in the hydrate samples; 4) The gas hydrate is mainly charged with biogenic gas rather than thermogenic gas based on the chemical tests from gas hydrates cores. However, periods of quiet focused fluid flow also enable the establishment of good conduits for the migration of abundant biogenic gas and lesser volumes of thermogenic gas. A geological model governing fluid flow has been proposed to interpret the release of overpressure, the migration of fluids and the formation of gas hydrates, in an integrated manner. This model suggests that gas chimneys positioned above basal uplifts were caused by the Dongsha Movement at about 5.5 Ma. Biogenic gas occupies the strata above the base of the middle Miocene and migrates slowly into the gas chimney columns. Some of the biogenic gas and small volumes of thermogenic gas eventually contribute to the formation of the gas hydrates.     

Long runout mechanism of the Shenzhen 2015 landslide: insights from a two-phase flow viewpoint

A catastrophic landslide occurred at Hongao dumpsite in Guangming New District of Shenzhen, South China, on December 20, 2015. An estimated total volume of 2.73×106 m3 of construction spoils was mobilized during this event. The landslide traveled a long distance on a low-relief terrain. The affected area was approximately 1100 m in length and 630 m in width. This landslide made 33 buildings destroyed, 73 people died and 4 people lost. Due to the special dumping history and other factors, soil in this landfill is of high initial water content. To identify the major factors that attribute to the long runout character, a two-phase flow model of Iverson and George was used to simulate the dynamics of this landslide. The influence of initial hydraulic permeability, initial dilatancy, and earth pressure coefficient was examined through numerical simulations. We found that pore pressure has the most significant effect on the dynamic characteristics of Shenzhen landslides. Average pore pressure ratio ofthe whole basal surface was used to evaluate the degree of liquefaction for the sliding material. The evolution and influence factors of this ratio were analyzed based on the computational results. An exponential function was proposed to fit the evolution curve of the average pore pressure ratio, which can be used as a reasonable and simplified evaluation of the pore pressure. This fitting function can be utilized to improve the single-phase flow model.     

Field observations of debris-flow initiation processes on sediment deposits in a previous deep-seated landslide site

Although information regarding the initiation processes of debris flows is important for the development of mitigation measures,field data regarding these processes are scarce.We conducted field observations of debris-flow initiation processes in the upper Ichinosawa catchment of the Ohya landslide,central Japan.On 19 June 2012,our videocamera monitoring systems recorded the moment of debris-flow initiation on channel deposits(nine surges) and talus slopes(eight surges).The initiation mechanisms of these surges were classified into three types by analyzing the video images: erosion by the surface flow,movement of deposits as a mass,and upward development of the fluid area.The first type was associated with the progress of surface flow from the upper stream on unsaturated channel deposits.The second type was likely caused by an increase in the pore water pressure associated with the rising in the groundwater level in channel deposits;a continuous water supply from the upper stream by the surface flow might have induced this saturation.The third type was associated with changes in the downstream topography caused by erosion.The flow velocity of most surges was less than 3 m s~(-1) and they usually stopped within 100 m from the initiation point.Surges with abundant pore fluid had a higher flow velocity(about 3- 5 m s~(-1)) and could travel for alonger duration.Our observations indicate that the surface flow plays an important role in the initiation of debris flows on channel deposits and talus slopes.     

低渗透油藏七点井网的有效动用程度

为表征剩余油的分布规律,以及井网后期加密调整提供理论参考,利用叠加原理,求解考虑启动压力梯度的七点井网稳态压力方程,用压力公式推导流函数模拟井网单元间的流线分布.结果表明:考虑启动压力梯度时井网单元内存在流体流动区和不动区,定义为流动面积与井网单元面积比值的有效动用因数随储层参数变化而变化,启动压力梯度越大,有效动用程度越低,增加储层有效渗透率(如酸化、压裂)、增大注采压差和缩小注采井距能提高有效动用因数;储层物性较差时,缩小井距是提高有效动用因数的有效方式,储层物性较好时增大生产压差效果更好.     

超低界面张力体系对低渗岩心非线性渗流规律的影响

低渗储层中启动压力梯度导致流体渗流规律呈现非线性特征,使得低渗储层的开发方式与中高渗储层不同。为了研究新立油田低渗储层中的非线性渗流现象,以新立油田天然低渗岩心为研究对象,通过精密压力测试多孔介质渗流实验分析超低界面张力体系对新立油田低渗岩心中单相及两相流体启动压力梯度的影响。研究结果表明:对于任何流体,新立油田低渗岩心均表现出非线性渗流特征,存在着一定启动压力梯度;低渗岩心拟启动压力梯度的值高于启动压力梯度,且两者均随着渗透率的提高而降低且与渗透率之间均为幂关系;超低界面张力体系可以明显地降低低渗岩心最小启动压力梯度与拟启动压力梯度;对于不同渗透率的岩心,两相临界启动压力梯度与含水饱和度的关系均表现出相似的变化规律,即两相临界启动压力梯度随着平均含水饱和度的上升先上升后降低;在不同渗透率下,对比水驱和超低界面张力体系驱的临界压力梯度最高点,超低界面张力体系下的临界压力梯度最高点明显小于水驱,这表明界面张力的减小可以明显地降低驱油时产生的两相临界压力梯度,超低界面张力体系改善了油藏的注入性。本研究对新立低渗储层水驱后开发方式的选择提供了参考。      

基于两相流低渗油藏合理注采井距确定方法

目前确定低渗油藏合理注采井距的方法,主要以启动压力梯度为判断基础,而实际生产过程中两相渗流阻力也有影响.从渗流力学出发,考虑非活塞驱替两相流及启动压力梯度,分别以油相区、油水两相区及纯水区的渗流数学表达式为基础,得出基于两相渗流低渗油藏合理注采井距的新方法,并通过实例计算与结果对比证实其理论的合理性与可靠性.实例计算得出注采压差为40.0MPa,渗透率为1.0×10-3μm2时油藏合理注采井距为130m.考虑两相渗流确定的合理注采井距随渗透率增大而增大,但增长幅度随渗透率的增大而减缓,且渗透率与井距呈近似幂函数关系;随渗透率增大,新旧方法确定的井距相差越来越大,因此计算合理注采井距时,应考虑启动压力梯度与油水两相渗流阻力共同作用,以使其计算结果更加合理可靠.     

沥青质沉积对原油渗流特征的影响

沥青质沉积不仅会伤害储层物性还会对流体饱和度分布和渗流特征产生影响。通过开展不同开发方式下的长岩心驱替实验,分别测定了有或无沥青质沉积影响下的油水、油气和三相相对渗透率曲线,研究了沥青质沉积对原油相对渗透率和岩石润湿性的影响。研究结果表明,沥青质沉积导致水驱、CO₂非混相驱和水气交替（WAG）驱的采收率分别降低了12.2%,5.9%,15.3%。并会引起驱替压差上升,岩石润湿性向亲油性转变,加速水或气突破时间。水驱中沥青质沉淀会使油水两相共渗区左移,含水饱和度对油相相对渗透率的影响增大。CO₂非混相驱中沥青质沉淀对气相渗透率影响较小,而油相渗透率更容易受到含气饱和度变化的影响。在三相渗流中沥青质沉淀会降低油相渗透率,加快油相相对渗透率的下降速度,增大残余油饱和度,减弱WAG驱效果。在注入水中添加JCF-1非离子表面活性剂后,能够降低驱替压差,延缓水或气突破时间,增大油相相对渗透率,降低残余油饱和度,弥补沥青质沉积产生的伤害。研究成果为富含沥青质油藏的高效开发提供了依据。      

砂岩含水层CO2封存中考虑盐沉淀反馈作用的数值模拟:以鄂尔多斯盆地为例

盐沉淀是含水层CO₂封存中需要关注的问题。当前,大多数数值模拟没有考虑盐沉淀引起的地层孔隙度和渗透率变化对流体流动的反馈作用。以鄂尔多斯盆地刘家沟组地层为例,利用TOUGH2软件建立了一个二维模型。通过修改程序源代码,使得模型能考虑盐沉淀对流体流动的反馈作用。模拟结果表明,刘家沟组地层在CO₂注入20 a时,盐沉淀的反馈作用使得注入井附近地层压力提升达到了0.87MPa,储层注入性损失7.17%。地层水盐度对盐沉淀及其反馈作用的影响最大,CO₂注入速度的影响次之,地层渗透率的影响最小。在地层水盐度较高时,固体盐饱和度显著增加,从而造成地层渗透率明显下降。当地层水盐度为0.24时,盐沉淀造成注入性损失45.32%,引起的地层压力提升达到了12.14MPa。因此,需要特别关注高盐度地层水引起的盐沉淀及其反馈作用。