A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method
After volume fracturing, shale reservoirs can be divided into nonlinear seepage areas controlled by micro- or nanoporous media and Darcy seepage areas controlled by complex fracture networks. In this paper, firstly, on the basis of calculating complex fracture network permeability in a stimulated zo...
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| description | After volume fracturing, shale reservoirs can be divided into nonlinear seepage areas controlled by micro- or nanoporous media and Darcy seepage areas controlled by complex fracture networks. In this paper, firstly, on the basis of calculating complex fracture network permeability in a stimulated zone, the steady-state productivity model is established by comprehensively considering the multi-scale flowing states, shale gas desorption and diffusion after shale fracturing coupling flows in matrix and stimulated region. Then, according to the principle of material balance, a transient productivity calculation model is established with the succession pseudo-steady state (SPSS) method, which considers the unstable propagation of pressure waves, and the factors affecting the transient productivity of fractured wells in shale gas areas are analyzed. The numerical model simulation results verify the reliability of the transient productivity model. The results show that: (1) the productivity prediction model based on the SPSS method provides a theoretical basis for the transient productivity calculation of shale fractured horizontal well, and it has the characteristics of simple solution process, fast computation speed and good agreement with numerical simulation results; (2) the pressure wave propagates from the bottom of the well to the outer boundary of the volume fracturing zone, and then propagates from the outer boundary of the fracturing zone to the reservoir boundary; (3) with the increase of fracturing zone radius, the initial average aperture of fractures, maximum fracture length, the productivity of shale gas increases, and the increase rate gradually decreases. When the fracturing zone radius is 150 m, the daily output is approximately twice as much as that of 75 m. If the initial average aperture of fractures is 50 μm, the daily output is about half of that when the initial average aperture is 100 μm. When the maximum fracture length increases from 50 m to 100 m, the daily output only increases about by 25%. (4) When the Langmuir volume is relatively large, the daily outputs of different Langmuir volumes are almost identical, and the effect of Langmuir volume on the desorption output can almost be ignored. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7df4203f50a04232a4a9faa9c849ec982022-12-22T02:59:04ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-09-01119233510.3390/en11092335en11092335A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State MethodFanhui Zeng0Fan Peng1Jianchun Guo2Jianhua Xiang3Qingrong Wang4Jiangang Zhen5State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaPetroChina Limited Company Southwest Oil and Gas Field Branch, Chengdu 610017, ChinaPetroChina Limited Company Southwest Oil and Gas Field Branch, Chengdu 610017, ChinaPetroChina Changqing Oil Field Branch Twelfth Oil Production Plant, Xi’an 710200, ChinaAfter volume fracturing, shale reservoirs can be divided into nonlinear seepage areas controlled by micro- or nanoporous media and Darcy seepage areas controlled by complex fracture networks. In this paper, firstly, on the basis of calculating complex fracture network permeability in a stimulated zone, the steady-state productivity model is established by comprehensively considering the multi-scale flowing states, shale gas desorption and diffusion after shale fracturing coupling flows in matrix and stimulated region. Then, according to the principle of material balance, a transient productivity calculation model is established with the succession pseudo-steady state (SPSS) method, which considers the unstable propagation of pressure waves, and the factors affecting the transient productivity of fractured wells in shale gas areas are analyzed. The numerical model simulation results verify the reliability of the transient productivity model. The results show that: (1) the productivity prediction model based on the SPSS method provides a theoretical basis for the transient productivity calculation of shale fractured horizontal well, and it has the characteristics of simple solution process, fast computation speed and good agreement with numerical simulation results; (2) the pressure wave propagates from the bottom of the well to the outer boundary of the volume fracturing zone, and then propagates from the outer boundary of the fracturing zone to the reservoir boundary; (3) with the increase of fracturing zone radius, the initial average aperture of fractures, maximum fracture length, the productivity of shale gas increases, and the increase rate gradually decreases. When the fracturing zone radius is 150 m, the daily output is approximately twice as much as that of 75 m. If the initial average aperture of fractures is 50 μm, the daily output is about half of that when the initial average aperture is 100 μm. When the maximum fracture length increases from 50 m to 100 m, the daily output only increases about by 25%. (4) When the Langmuir volume is relatively large, the daily outputs of different Langmuir volumes are almost identical, and the effect of Langmuir volume on the desorption output can almost be ignored.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2335shale gas reservoirfractured well transient productivitysuccession pseudo-steady state (SPSS) methodcomplex fracture networkmulti-scale flowanalysis of influencing factors |
| spellingShingle | Fanhui Zeng Fan Peng Jianchun Guo Jianhua Xiang Qingrong Wang Jiangang Zhen A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method Energies shale gas reservoir fractured well transient productivity succession pseudo-steady state (SPSS) method complex fracture network multi-scale flow analysis of influencing factors |
| title | A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method |
| title_full | A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method |
| title_fullStr | A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method |
| title_short | A Transient Productivity Model of Fractured Wells in Shale Reservoirs Based on the Succession Pseudo-Steady State Method |
| title_sort | transient productivity model of fractured wells in shale reservoirs based on the succession pseudo steady state method |
| topic | shale gas reservoir fractured well transient productivity succession pseudo-steady state (SPSS) method complex fracture network multi-scale flow analysis of influencing factors |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2335 |
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