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Lisa Kinsale
kinsale@ualberta.ca
PhD
M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (2008)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at The University of the West Indies (2007)
RGL Reservoir Management Inc. Project
Research Interests : Fluid Mechanics, Sand Control, Particle Transport, Design, Innovations for Petroleum Engineering Systems, PIV and Shadowgraph Applications
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is a common technique used for heavy oil recovery in Alberta. The slotted liner is one of the sand control devices used in SAGD operations. The aim of my research is to investigate the transport of solid particles, i.e. 'fines', in the near-slot region (i.e. the transition from the porous network within the reservoir into the narrow slots/apertures). This research encompasses the investigation of multi-phase flows within porous media which will ultimately lead to the development of a model for skin damage. I am using optical measuring techniques in conjunction with several image processing techniques to investigate fines migration in the near field region.
Schematic of the SAGD process with the region of interest (i.e. the near-slot region highlighted)
Particle build-up observed in the near-slot region (note this is the flow through a single slot)
Publications
L.K. Kinsale, M.A. Kazemi, J.A.W. Elliott, D.S. Nobes, Transportation and deposition of spherical and irregularly shaped particles flowing through a porous network into a narrow slot, Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 109 (2019) 109894. doi:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2019.109894