In recent years,great progress has been made in geologic evaluation,engineering test and development optimization of the Lower Cambrian Wufeng FmeLower Silurian Longmaxi Fm shale gas in the Sichuan Basin,and the main ...In recent years,great progress has been made in geologic evaluation,engineering test and development optimization of the Lower Cambrian Wufeng FmeLower Silurian Longmaxi Fm shale gas in the Sichuan Basin,and the main shale gas exploitation technologies have been un-derstood preliminarily.In addition,scale productivity construction has been completed in Jiaoshiba,Changning and Weiyuan blocks.In this paper,the Wufeng FmeLongmaxi Fm shale gas wells in Changning Block were taken as the study object to provide technical reference for the development design of similar shale-gas horizontal wells.The technology combining geology with engineering,dynamic with static,and statistical analysis with simulation prediction was applied to quantify the main factors controlling shale-gas well productivity,develop the shale-gas well production prediction model,and optimize the key technical parameters of geologic target of shale-gas horizontal wells in the block(e.g.roadway orientation,location and spacing,horizontal section length and gas well production index).In order to realize high productivity of shale gas wells,it is necessary to maximize the included angle between the horizontal section orientation and the maximum major stress and fracture development direction,deploy horizontal-well roadway in top-quality shale layers,and drill the horizontal section in type I reservoirs over 1000 m long.It is concluded that high productivity of shale gas wells is guaranteed by the horizontal-well wellbore integrity and the optimized low-viscosity slickwater and ceramsite fracturing technology for complex fracture creation.Based on the research results,the technical policies for shale gas development of Changning Block are prepared and a guidance and reference are provided for the shale gas development and productivity construction in the block and the development design of similar shale-gas horizontal wells.展开更多
文摘In recent years,great progress has been made in geologic evaluation,engineering test and development optimization of the Lower Cambrian Wufeng FmeLower Silurian Longmaxi Fm shale gas in the Sichuan Basin,and the main shale gas exploitation technologies have been un-derstood preliminarily.In addition,scale productivity construction has been completed in Jiaoshiba,Changning and Weiyuan blocks.In this paper,the Wufeng FmeLongmaxi Fm shale gas wells in Changning Block were taken as the study object to provide technical reference for the development design of similar shale-gas horizontal wells.The technology combining geology with engineering,dynamic with static,and statistical analysis with simulation prediction was applied to quantify the main factors controlling shale-gas well productivity,develop the shale-gas well production prediction model,and optimize the key technical parameters of geologic target of shale-gas horizontal wells in the block(e.g.roadway orientation,location and spacing,horizontal section length and gas well production index).In order to realize high productivity of shale gas wells,it is necessary to maximize the included angle between the horizontal section orientation and the maximum major stress and fracture development direction,deploy horizontal-well roadway in top-quality shale layers,and drill the horizontal section in type I reservoirs over 1000 m long.It is concluded that high productivity of shale gas wells is guaranteed by the horizontal-well wellbore integrity and the optimized low-viscosity slickwater and ceramsite fracturing technology for complex fracture creation.Based on the research results,the technical policies for shale gas development of Changning Block are prepared and a guidance and reference are provided for the shale gas development and productivity construction in the block and the development design of similar shale-gas horizontal wells.
