Study on the Optimal Design Methodology of Fracture Spacing in Low-Permeability Reservoir Horizontal Well

Abstract:

Threshold pressure gradient for extra-low permeability reservoir is studied experimentally. A production model is established which couples wellbore pipe flow, fracture linear flow and reservoir non-Darcy flow. The influence of bottom-hole pressure and reservoir permeability on threshold distance is performed based on the model. A fracture spacing design method is provided for different bottom-hole pressure and reservoir permeability. Results show that threshold pressure gradient increases considerably as permeability decreases when permeability is below 0.02 mD; threshold pressure gradient is relatively lower when permeability is greater than 0.1 mD; threshold pressure gradient decreases gradually and flattens when permeability lies between 0.02 mD and 0.1 mD. Simulated threshold pressure gradient of formation water is as one-third as that of crude oil. While permeability is between 0.01-0.05 mD, 0.05-0.1 mD, 0.1-0.5 mD and 0.5-1.0 mD, the optimal fracture spacing is about 9 m, 16 m; 36 m and 50 m.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 868)
• Pages: 487-496
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.868.487
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Guo Cheng Zhang, Yang Liu, Zhao Hui Zhang
• Keywords: Fracture Spacing Optimization, Low-Permeability Reservoir, Non-Darcy Flow Coupled Model, Threshold Pressure Gradient

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