Research and Application on Fracturing Fluid Loss Model for Glutenite Formation

Abstract:

Gravels and natural fractures in glutenite formation have significant impacts on fluid loss when hydraulic fracturing is conducted. Matrix permeability and porosity were computed through Kozeny-Carman equation when gravels contents and size are known. Then a pebbly dual permeability dual porosity model was used to quantitatively evaluate the fracturing fluids loss in glutenite formation. Filtration rate curves could be plotted from the pressure distribution function which was obtained through orthogonal transformation method. Different gravels contents and multi-size-gravels were taken into accounts in this paper. The results show that both filtration rates in matrix and natural fractures decrease with increasing gravels content in matrix; and the filtration rate in matrix decrease much more. Impacts of gravel content are more significant than impacts of gravel size. Natural fractures have much more significant impacts than gravels.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 295-298)
• Pages: 2842-2847
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.2842
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Yong Ming Li*, Pan Luo, Jin Zhou Zhao, Ya Zhou Li
• Keywords: Fluid Loss, Glutenite, Gravels, Natural Fractures

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