Study of Mechanism of Bubble Nucleation, Bubble Growth and Bubble Disengagement in Solution Gas Drive Process in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Bubble growth is one of the key parameters in solution gas drive modeling study. It is required that the dominant forces to be specified and calculated appropriately for the bubble growth modeling. In addition, performance capability and reliability of experimental models of bubble growth should be specified before consideration. In this paper, mechanisms of bubble formation, bubble growth and gas phase flow in solution gas drive process in heavy oil reservoirs are studied. Also, various theories with different correlations and assumptions are presented.