Feasibility Analysis of Fractured-Horizontal Well Development in HuaQing Ultra-Low Permeability Reservoir

Abstract:

Fractured-horizontal well can effectively reduce the percolation resistance near wellbore, improve the fluid mobility and enhance the production. However, in Chang 6 ultra-low permeability reservoir, BaiBao block, HuaQing oilfield, the efficiency of fractured-horizontal well is highly poor due to the production swiftly down and water cut sharply up. For studying the unsatisfying oil development by fractured-horizontal well in HuaQing oil field, the evaluation of reservoir properties and the option of stratum for fractured-horizontal well application have been performed based on the practical geological model of BaiBao block in HuaQing oil field. The numerical simulation is used to study the effect of reservoir permeability, Thickness and Aeolotropism on the production and to optimize the horizontal length, fracture spacing, half length and conductivity. The conclusion shows that Chang 6₃ stratum is qualified for fractured-horizontal well application. Through the practical geological model, the optimizations of horizontal length range, fracture spacing, half length and conductivity are 800m to 1200m, 77m, 150m, and 15μm²cm, respectively. The results can be conducted for fractured-horizontal well application in HuaQing oil field.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 772)
• Pages: 755-760
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.772.755
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Shao Yuan Mo, Shun Li He, Shuai Wang, Hai Yong Zhang, Li Jing Chang, Gang Lei
• Keywords: Fractured Horizontal Wells, HuaQing Oilfield, Numerical Simulation, Ultra-Low Permeability, Wellbore Configuration

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