Yin Zhang

Dr. Yin Zhang

Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Mine, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2019 in Energy
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JLJiawei Li
Jiawei Li
ZSZhixue Sun
Zhixue Sun
Yin ZhangYin Zhang
Yin Zhang
CJChuanyin Jiang
Chuanyin Jiang
CCClaudia Cherubini
Claudia Cherubini
LLLing Li
Ling Li

19 April 2012 in Transport in Porous Media
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Yin ZhangYin Zhang
Yin Zhang
HLHeng Li
Heng Li
Daoyong Tony YangDaoyong Tony Yang
Daoyong Tony Yang


12 November 2013 in Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering
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Yin ZhangYin Zhang
Yin Zhang
Daoyong Tony YangDaoyong Tony Yang
Daoyong Tony Yang
A novel EnKF technique together with its detailed workflow has been developed and successfully applied to simultaneously evaluate relative permeability and capillary pressure for tight formations by history matching the field production data. The power-law model is firstly used to represent the relative permeability and capillary pressure curves, while its parameters are tuned automatically and finally determined once the production data have been assimilated completely. This technique has been validated by using a synthetic 2D reservoir model with two scenarios, where two-phase and three-phase relative permeabilities together with capillary pressure curves are evaluated, respectively. The estimated relative permeability and capillary pressure have been found to improve progressively and their corresponding uncertainties are mitigated gradually as more production data are assimilated. Finally, there exists an excellent agreement between both the updated relative permeability and capillary pressure curves and their corresponding reference curves, leading to excellent history matching results. As such, the uncertainties associated with both the updated relative permeability and capillary pressure curves and the updated production profiles are reduced significantly. The capillary pressure cannot be determined as accurately as the relative permeability due to its less sensitivity to the production data.


12 June 2018 in Journal of Energy Resources Technology
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Liang ZhangLiang Zhang
Liang Zhang
JKJun Kang
Jun Kang
Yin ZhangYin Zhang
Yin Zhang
PZPanfeng Zhang
Panfeng Zhang
SRShaoran Ren
Shaoran Ren
XGXinyang Guo
Xinyang Guo