Volumetric fracturing is a primary stimulation technology for economical and effective exploitation of tight oil reservoirs. The main mechanism is to connect natural fractures to generate a fracture network system whi...Volumetric fracturing is a primary stimulation technology for economical and effective exploitation of tight oil reservoirs. The main mechanism is to connect natural fractures to generate a fracture network system which can enhance the stimulated reservoir volume. By using the combined finite and discrete element method, a model was built to describe hydraulic fracture propagation in tight oil reservoirs. Considering the effect of horizontal stress difference, number and spacing of perforation clus- ters, injection rate, and the density of natural fractures on fracture propagation, we used this model to simulate the fracture propagation in a tight formation of a certain oil- field. Simulation results show that when the horizontal stress difference is lower than 5 MPa, it is beneficial to form a complex fracture network system. If the horizontal stress difference is higher than 6 MPa, it is easy to form a planar fracture system; with high horizontal stress differ- ence, increasing the number of perforation clusters is beneficial to open and connect more natural fractures, and to improve the complexity of fracture network and the stimulated reservoir volume （SRV）. As the injection rate increases, the effect of volumetric fracturing may be improved; the density of natural fractures may only have a great influence on the effect of volume stimulation in a low horizontal stress difference.展开更多
Existing evaluation methods used for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and coalbed methane(CBM)are poorly universal and their parameters(e.g.reserves and reservoir physical properti...Existing evaluation methods used for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and coalbed methane(CBM)are poorly universal and their parameters(e.g.reserves and reservoir physical properties)cannot reflect the production rate difference during commingled production of tight gas and CBM.In this paper,an integrated evaluation coefficient used for evaluating favorable commingled production areas of tight gas and CBM was defined so as to establish a universal quantitative evaluation index system.Then,by means of orthogonal design together with numerical simulation,the key parameters influencing the commingled production rate and their influence degree on the production rate were determined by taking the commingled production rate as the evaluation target.Finally,a new quantitative evaluation method for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and CBM was established.And the following research results were obtained.First,by virtue of the new quantitative evaluation method,the geological occurrence model of tight gas and CBM,the key evaluation parameter and the orthogonal experiment design are established,and the influence degree of evaluation parameters on production rate and the integrated evaluation coefficient of favorable commingled production area of tight gas and CBM are determined.Second,the quantitative evaluation results on the development areas of commingled production of tight gas and CBM in KNW Block based on 12 selected key parameters show that the southern KNW Block and the Well block KNW-37 in the north of KNW Block are the favorable areas for single production of tight gas,Well blocks KNW-10,KNW-33 and KNW-9 are the favorable areas for single production of CBM,and the central and southwestern areas are the favorable areas for the commingled production of tight gas and CBM.In conclusion,this new quantitative evaluation method is universal and can be used as reference for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and CBM.展开更多
文摘Volumetric fracturing is a primary stimulation technology for economical and effective exploitation of tight oil reservoirs. The main mechanism is to connect natural fractures to generate a fracture network system which can enhance the stimulated reservoir volume. By using the combined finite and discrete element method, a model was built to describe hydraulic fracture propagation in tight oil reservoirs. Considering the effect of horizontal stress difference, number and spacing of perforation clus- ters, injection rate, and the density of natural fractures on fracture propagation, we used this model to simulate the fracture propagation in a tight formation of a certain oil- field. Simulation results show that when the horizontal stress difference is lower than 5 MPa, it is beneficial to form a complex fracture network system. If the horizontal stress difference is higher than 6 MPa, it is easy to form a planar fracture system; with high horizontal stress differ- ence, increasing the number of perforation clusters is beneficial to open and connect more natural fractures, and to improve the complexity of fracture network and the stimulated reservoir volume （SRV）. As the injection rate increases, the effect of volumetric fracturing may be improved; the density of natural fractures may only have a great influence on the effect of volume stimulation in a low horizontal stress difference.
基金supported by the Comprehensive Research Project of CNOOC Research Institute“Overseas Shale Oil and Gas Productivity Evaluation Technology and Method”(No.:YXKY-2016-ZY-03).
文摘Existing evaluation methods used for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and coalbed methane(CBM)are poorly universal and their parameters(e.g.reserves and reservoir physical properties)cannot reflect the production rate difference during commingled production of tight gas and CBM.In this paper,an integrated evaluation coefficient used for evaluating favorable commingled production areas of tight gas and CBM was defined so as to establish a universal quantitative evaluation index system.Then,by means of orthogonal design together with numerical simulation,the key parameters influencing the commingled production rate and their influence degree on the production rate were determined by taking the commingled production rate as the evaluation target.Finally,a new quantitative evaluation method for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and CBM was established.And the following research results were obtained.First,by virtue of the new quantitative evaluation method,the geological occurrence model of tight gas and CBM,the key evaluation parameter and the orthogonal experiment design are established,and the influence degree of evaluation parameters on production rate and the integrated evaluation coefficient of favorable commingled production area of tight gas and CBM are determined.Second,the quantitative evaluation results on the development areas of commingled production of tight gas and CBM in KNW Block based on 12 selected key parameters show that the southern KNW Block and the Well block KNW-37 in the north of KNW Block are the favorable areas for single production of tight gas,Well blocks KNW-10,KNW-33 and KNW-9 are the favorable areas for single production of CBM,and the central and southwestern areas are the favorable areas for the commingled production of tight gas and CBM.In conclusion,this new quantitative evaluation method is universal and can be used as reference for the development area selection for commingled production of tight gas and CBM.
