Stimulated Reservoir Volume Estimation and Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas Reservoir

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 6429-6444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Ren ◽  
Ran Lin ◽  
Jinzhou Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Volume Estimation ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Stimulated Reservoir Volume ◽  
Shale Gas Reservoir ◽  
Reservoir Volume

scholarly journals A New Simulation Approach to Model Complex Fracture Networks in the Shale Formation Considering Gas Desorption

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinfang Ma
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Natural Fracture ◽  
Fracture System ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Fine Grid ◽  
Stimulated Reservoir Volume ◽  
Shale Gas Reservoir ◽  
Reservoir Volume

Hydraulic fracturing in shale gas reservoirs has usually resulted in complex fracture network. The results of micro-seismic monitoring showed that the nature and degree of fracture complexity must be clearly understood to optimize stimulation design and completion strategy. This is often called stimulated reservoir volume (SRV). In the oil & gas industry, stimulated reservoir volume has made the shale gas exploitation and development so successful, so it is a main technique in shale gas development. The successful exploitation and development of shale gas reservoir has mainly relied on some combined technologies such as horizontal drilling, multi-stage completions, innovative fracturing, and fracture mapping to engineer economic completions. Hydraulic fracturing with large volumes of proppant and fracturing fluids will not only create high conductivity primary fractures but also stimulate adjacent natural fractures. Fracture network forming around every hydraulic fracture yields a stimulated reservoir volume. A model of horizontal wells which was based on a shale gas reservoir after volume fracturing in China was established to analyze the effect of related parameters on the production of multi-fractured horizontal wells in this paper. The adsorbed gas in the shale gas reservoir is simulated by dissolved gas in the immobile oil. The key to simulate SRV is to accurately represent the hydraulic fractures and the induced complex natural fracture system. However, current numerical simulation methods, such as dual porosity modeling, discrete modeling, have the following limitations: 1) time-consuming to set up hydraulic and natural fracture system; 2) large computation time required. In this paper, the shape of the stimulated formation is described by an expanding ellipsoid. Simplified stimulated zones with higher permeability were used to model the hydraulic fracture and the induced complex natural fracture system. In other words, each primary fracture has an enhanced zone, namely SRV zone. This method saves much developing fine-grid time and computing time. Compared with the simulation results of fine-grid reference model, it has shown that this simplified model greatly decreases simulation time and provides accurate results. In order to analyze the impacts of related parameters on production, a series of simulation scenarios and corresponding production performance were designed. Optimal design and analyses of fracturing parameters and the formation parameters have been calculated in this model. Simulation results showed that the number of primary fractures, half length, SRV half-width and drop-down have great effects on the post-fracturing production. Formation anisotropies also control the production performance while the conductivity of the primary fractures and SRV permeability do not have much impact on production performance. The complexity of stimulated reservoir volume has strong effect on gas well productivity. Fracture number mainly affects the early time production performance. The increase of SRV width cannot enlarge the drainage area of the multi-fractured horizontal wells, but it can improve the recovery in its own drainage region. Permeability anisotropies have much effect on production rate, especially the late time production rate. The results prove that horizontal well with volume fracturing plays an irreplaceable role in the development of ultra-low permeability shale gas reservoir.

Application of Heat Treatment to Prevent Fracturing Fluid-Induced Formation Damage and Enhance Matrix Permeability in Shale Gas Reservoirs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjun Chen ◽  
Peisong Li ◽  
Yili Kang ◽  
Xinping Gao ◽  
Dongsheng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Gas Transport ◽  
Formation Damage ◽  
Transport Capacity ◽  
Fracturing Fluid ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Shale Gas Reservoir ◽  
The Matrix

Abstract The low flowback efficiency of fracturing fluid would severely increase water saturation in a near-fracture formation and limit gas transport capacity in the matrix of a shale gas reservoir. Formation heat treatment (FHT) is a state-of-the-art technology to prevent water blocking induced by fracturing fluid retention and accelerate gas desorption and diffusion in the matrix. A comprehensive understanding of its formation damage removal mechanisms and determination of production improvement is conducive to enhancing shale gas recovery. In this research, the FHT simulation experiment was launched to investigate the effect of FHT on gas transport capacity, the multi-field coupling model was established to determine the effective depth of FHT, and the numerical simulation model of the shale reservoir was established to analyze the feasibility of FHT. Experimental results show that the shale permeability and porosity were rising overall during the FHT, the L-1 permeability increased by 30- 40 times, the L-2 permeability increased by more than 100 times. The Langmuir pressure increased by 1.68 times and the Langmuir volume decreased by 26%, which means the methane desorption efficiency increased. Results of the simulation demonstrate that the FHT process can practically improve the effect of hydraulic fracturing and significantly increase the well production capacity. The stimulation mechanisms of the FHT include thermal stress cracking, organic matter structure changing, and aqueous phase removal. Furthermore, the special characteristics of the supercritical water such as the strong oxidation, can not be ignored, due to the FHT can assist the retained hydraulic fracturing fluid to reach the critical temperature and pressure of water and transform to the supercritical state. The FHT can not only alleviate the formation damage induced by the fracturing fluid, but also make good use of the retained fracturing fluid to enhance the permeability of a shale gas reservoir, which is an innovative method to dramatically enhance gas transport capacity in shale matrix.

Hydraulic Fractures Simulation and Stimulated Reservoir Volume Estimation for Shale Gas Fracturing

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran Lin ◽  
Lan Ren ◽  
Jinzhou Zhao ◽  
Yongfu Tao ◽  
Xiucheng Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Volume Estimation ◽  
Hydraulic Fractures ◽  
Stimulated Reservoir Volume ◽  
Reservoir Volume

Artificial Intelligence Assisted Hydraulic Fracturing Design in Shale Gas Reservoir

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin He ◽  
Zhi Zhong ◽  
Maher Alabboodi ◽  
Guochang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Shale Gas Reservoir

Research and Exploration of High Energy Gas Fracturing Stimulation Integrated Technology in Chinese Shale Gas Reservoir

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 1532-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Jun Wu ◽  
Li Cai Liu ◽  
Guo Hua Zhao ◽  
Xiao San Chu
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Design Method ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Shale Gas Reservoir ◽  
Development Technology

The reserves of Chinese shale gas is very rich, but still haven’t ever formed a mature technology. According to Chinese shale gas reservoir characteristics, the development technology situation and the principle of high energy gas fracturing, the research and exploration of HEGF stimulation integrated technology which is suitable for the development of Chinese shale gas reservoir need to be carried out. Through a series of analysis and study, compositing high energy gas fracturing technology achievements, this paper discusses the research idea and feasibility of the integrated technology, formed by the liquid gunpowder fracturing technology, in-fracture deeply explosive fracturing technology in low permeability oil layers, composite perforating technology, the multi-pulse fracturing technology and the hydraulic fracturing, simultaneous fracturing ,which transforms shale gas reservoir and develops shale gas. Launching field application test is suggested, and studying the way to optimize the theory and design method of integrated technology, so as to promote the development of shale gas.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF FRACTAL GEOMETRY IN EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUME IN SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS

Fractals ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (04) ◽  
pp. 1740007 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUANGLONG SHENG ◽  
YULIANG SU ◽  
WENDONG WANG ◽  
FARZAM JAVADPOUR ◽  
MEIRONG TANG
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Fractal Geometry ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Gas Reservoirs ◽  
Stimulated Reservoir Volume ◽  
Reservoir Volume ◽  
Adsorbed Gas ◽  
Shale Gas Reservoirs ◽  
Shale Reservoirs

According to hydraulic-fracturing practices conducted in shale reservoirs, effective stimulated reservoir volume (ESRV) significantly affects the production of hydraulic fractured well. Therefore, estimating ESRV is an important prerequisite for confirming the success of hydraulic fracturing and predicting the production of hydraulic fracturing wells in shale reservoirs. However, ESRV calculation remains a longstanding challenge in hydraulic-fracturing operation. In considering fractal characteristics of the fracture network in stimulated reservoir volume (SRV), this paper introduces a fractal random-fracture-network algorithm for converting the microseismic data into fractal geometry. Five key parameters, including bifurcation direction, generating length ([Formula: see text]), deviation angle ([Formula: see text]), iteration times ([Formula: see text]) and generating rules, are proposed to quantitatively characterize fracture geometry. Furthermore, we introduce an orthogonal-fractures coupled dual-porosity-media representation elementary volume (REV) flow model to predict the volumetric flux of gas in shale reservoirs. On the basis of the migration of adsorbed gas in porous kerogen of REV with different fracture spaces, an ESRV criterion for shale reservoirs with SRV is proposed. Eventually, combining the ESRV criterion and fractal characteristic of a fracture network, we propose a new approach for evaluating ESRV in shale reservoirs. The approach has been used in the Eagle Ford shale gas reservoir, and results show that the fracture space has a measurable influence on migration of adsorbed gas. The fracture network can contribute to enhancement of the absorbed gas recovery ratio when the fracture space is less than 0.2 m. ESRV is evaluated in this paper, and results indicate that the ESRV accounts for 27.87% of the total SRV in shale gas reservoirs. This work is important and timely for evaluating fracturing effect and predicting production of hydraulic fracturing wells in shale reservoirs.

Stimulated reservoir volume estimation for shale gas fracturing: Mechanism and modeling approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 290-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Ren ◽  
Ran Lin ◽  
Jinzhou Zhao ◽  
Vamegh Rasouli ◽  
Jiangyu Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Volume Estimation ◽  
Stimulated Reservoir Volume ◽  
Modeling Approach ◽  
Reservoir Volume ◽  
Fracturing Mechanism
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