The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production
We analyze the effect that the geometry of the Effective Propped Volume (EPV) has on the economic performance of hydrofractured multistage shale gas wells. We study the sensitivity of gas production to the EPV’s geometry and we compare it with the sensitivity to other parameters whose relevance in t...
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| author | Soage, Andres Juanes, Ruben Colominas, Ignasi Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis |
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| description | We analyze the effect that the geometry of the Effective Propped Volume (EPV) has on the economic performance of hydrofractured multistage shale gas wells. We study the sensitivity of gas production to the EPV’s geometry and we compare it with the sensitivity to other parameters whose relevance in the production of shale gas is well known: porosity, kerogen content and permeability induced in the Stimulated Recovery Volume (SRV). To understand these sensitivities, we develop a high-fidelity 3D numerical model of shale gas flow that allows determining both the Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) of gas as well as analyzing the decline curves of gas production (DCA). We find that the geometry of the EPV plays an important role in the economic performance and gas production of shale wells. The relative contribution of EPV geometry is comparable to that of induced permeability of the SRV or formation porosity. Our results may lead to interesting technological developments in the oild and gas industry that improve economic efficiency in shale gas production. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1329922024-06-05T23:55:54Z The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production Soage, Andres Juanes, Ruben Colominas, Ignasi Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences We analyze the effect that the geometry of the Effective Propped Volume (EPV) has on the economic performance of hydrofractured multistage shale gas wells. We study the sensitivity of gas production to the EPV’s geometry and we compare it with the sensitivity to other parameters whose relevance in the production of shale gas is well known: porosity, kerogen content and permeability induced in the Stimulated Recovery Volume (SRV). To understand these sensitivities, we develop a high-fidelity 3D numerical model of shale gas flow that allows determining both the Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) of gas as well as analyzing the decline curves of gas production (DCA). We find that the geometry of the EPV plays an important role in the economic performance and gas production of shale wells. The relative contribution of EPV geometry is comparable to that of induced permeability of the SRV or formation porosity. Our results may lead to interesting technological developments in the oild and gas industry that improve economic efficiency in shale gas production. 2021-10-15T17:42:45Z 2021-10-15T17:42:45Z 2021-04 2021-03 2021-10-15T17:06:37Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1996-1073 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132992 Soage, A.; Juanes, R.; Colominas, I.; Cueto-Felgueroso, L. The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production. Energies 2021, 14, 2475 en 10.3390/EN14092475 Energies Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf MDPI AG MDPI |
| spellingShingle | Soage, Andres Juanes, Ruben Colominas, Ignasi Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production |
| title | The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production |
| title_full | The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production |
| title_short | The Impact of the Geometry of the Effective Propped Volume on the Economic Performance of Shale Gas Well Production |
| title_sort | impact of the geometry of the effective propped volume on the economic performance of shale gas well production |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132992 |
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