Production Characteristics Study of Tight Gas Reservoir with Network Fracturing Using Numerical Simulation

Abstract:

Differences of physical properties between matrix and fractured region, size of fractured region and production allocation all affect production characteristics and development effect of fractured gas wells. Building a numerical simulation model of fracture network dual porosity, we studied impacts of these factors in contrast of programs of different parameters. Larger stimulated reservoir volume and higher permeability of fracture network result in good well performances but no meaningful increase in gas production when reaching a certain degree. Therefore, optimization suggestions of size and physical properties of stimulated reservoir volume as well as production allocation are proposed.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 675-677)
• Pages: 1556-1560
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.675-677.1556
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Guang Feng Liu, Rong Hou, Shu Sheng Li, yan gao, Jun Tao Wang, Xue Jiao Li
• Keywords: Network Fracturing, Numerical Simulation, Production Characteristics, Tight Gas Reservoir

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