Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs
The issue of inter-well fracture channeling in shale reservoirs is becoming increasingly prominent, significantly impacting the production of nearby wells. Therefore, it is crucial to accurately determine the location of fracture channeling in order to effectively design anti-channeling measures and...
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| author | Feng He Ming Yue Yibo Zhou Huaiying He Wei Jiang Long Liu Chao Qian Pinghua Shu |
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| description | The issue of inter-well fracture channeling in shale reservoirs is becoming increasingly prominent, significantly impacting the production of nearby wells. Therefore, it is crucial to accurately determine the location of fracture channeling in order to effectively design anti-channeling measures and optimize reservoir fracturing. In this paper, a data-driven fracture propagation model and fracture channeling identification method are established. In the model, the fracture morphology is fitted by the bottom-hole flowing pressure constraint. The bottom-hole flowing pressure (pwp) calculated by the construction pump pressure and the fluid wellbore flow is mainly considered as the real solution. The bottom-hole flowing pressure (pwf) calculated by the construction displacement and the fracture morphology is used as the constraint variable, and the fracture parameters are changed using the SPSA optimization algorithm to realize the dynamic fitting of the fracture morphology. In order to accurately describe the position of fracture channeling, the seepage radius of the fracture boundary is introduced to calculate the volume of fracture reconstruction. The volume coefficient of repeated reconstruction is used as the quantitative evaluation index of fracture channeling. This approach enables an accurate depiction of the position of fracture channeling. Finally, the model method is applied to the actual fracture channeling well. The study shows that the fracture length of the well inversion is greater than the well spacing, and there is a possibility of inter-well fracture channeling. The volume coefficient of repeated reconstruction is 8%, similar to the critical fracture channeling index. There are nine fracturing sections with fracture channeling, and the maximum fracture channeling coefficient is 14.2%. This paper successfully explains the reason for cross-well fracture channeling, and its conclusion aligns with the actual monitoring results. The proposed method in this paper effectively identifies the location of fracture channeling and offers guidance for optimizing channeling prevention in subsequent designs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-921d37649ab3411aab0c19e9b894200e2024-02-23T04:28:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632024-02-011210.3389/feart.2024.13712191371219Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirsFeng HeMing YueYibo ZhouHuaiying HeWei JiangLong LiuChao QianPinghua ShuThe issue of inter-well fracture channeling in shale reservoirs is becoming increasingly prominent, significantly impacting the production of nearby wells. Therefore, it is crucial to accurately determine the location of fracture channeling in order to effectively design anti-channeling measures and optimize reservoir fracturing. In this paper, a data-driven fracture propagation model and fracture channeling identification method are established. In the model, the fracture morphology is fitted by the bottom-hole flowing pressure constraint. The bottom-hole flowing pressure (pwp) calculated by the construction pump pressure and the fluid wellbore flow is mainly considered as the real solution. The bottom-hole flowing pressure (pwf) calculated by the construction displacement and the fracture morphology is used as the constraint variable, and the fracture parameters are changed using the SPSA optimization algorithm to realize the dynamic fitting of the fracture morphology. In order to accurately describe the position of fracture channeling, the seepage radius of the fracture boundary is introduced to calculate the volume of fracture reconstruction. The volume coefficient of repeated reconstruction is used as the quantitative evaluation index of fracture channeling. This approach enables an accurate depiction of the position of fracture channeling. Finally, the model method is applied to the actual fracture channeling well. The study shows that the fracture length of the well inversion is greater than the well spacing, and there is a possibility of inter-well fracture channeling. The volume coefficient of repeated reconstruction is 8%, similar to the critical fracture channeling index. There are nine fracturing sections with fracture channeling, and the maximum fracture channeling coefficient is 14.2%. This paper successfully explains the reason for cross-well fracture channeling, and its conclusion aligns with the actual monitoring results. The proposed method in this paper effectively identifies the location of fracture channeling and offers guidance for optimizing channeling prevention in subsequent designs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1371219/fullshale reservoirfracture propagationdata-drivendynamic fittingfracture channeling identificationnumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Feng He Ming Yue Yibo Zhou Huaiying He Wei Jiang Long Liu Chao Qian Pinghua Shu Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs Frontiers in Earth Science shale reservoir fracture propagation data-driven dynamic fitting fracture channeling identification numerical simulation |
| title | Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs |
| title_full | Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs |
| title_short | Research on the data-driven inter-well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs |
| title_sort | research on the data driven inter well fracture channeling identification method for shale gas reservoirs |
| topic | shale reservoir fracture propagation data-driven dynamic fitting fracture channeling identification numerical simulation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1371219/full |
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