An experimental setup for simulation of two-phase hydrocarbon mixture flow in porous stratums

A procedure for simulating the two-phase flow of three-component hydrocarbon gas mixtures (for example, of the methane-propane-butane mixture gas condensate) in a porous stratum with the use of strain-gauge pressure sensors is proposed. Results are presented of experimental studies of two-phase hydrocarbon methane-propane-butane mixture filtration through a porous medium on the PLAST setup of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures under conditions close to reality. It is shown that the coordinate of the gas condensate plug formation region in the experimental section of a pipe can be determined with an accuracy up to 10% of its length.