History Matching and Production Data Analysis for Shale Gas and Oil Reservoirs: The Relevance of Incorporating the Correct Physics in Reservoir and Fracture Characterization

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kalakkadu ◽  
D. Devegowda ◽  
F. Civan ◽  
R. Sigal
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
History Matching ◽  
Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Fracture Characterization

scholarly journals An Analytical Method for Parameter Interpretation of Fracture Networks in Shale Gas Reservoirs considering Uneven Support of Fractures

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Shijun Huang ◽  
Jiaojiao Zhang ◽  
Sidong Fang ◽  
Xifeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Material Balance ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Gas Reservoirs ◽  
Data Analysis Method ◽  
Parameter Interpretation

In shale gas reservoirs, the production data analysis method is widely used to invert reservoir and fracture parameter, and productivity prediction. Compared with numerical models and semianalytical models, which have high computational cost, the analytical model is mostly used in the production data analysis method to characterize the complex fracture network formed after fracturing. However, most of the current calculation models ignore the uneven support of fractures, and most of them use a single supported fracture model to describe the flow characteristics, which magnifies the role of supported fracture to a certain extent. Therefore, in this study, firstly, the fractures are divided into supported fractures and unsupported fractures. According to the near-well supported fractures and far-well unsupported fractures, the SRV zone is divided into outer SRV and inner SRV. The four areas are characterized by different seepage models, and the analytical solutions of the models are obtained by Laplace transform and inverse transform. Secondly, the material balance pseudotime is introduced to process the production data under the conditions of variable production and variable pressure. The double logarithmic curves of normalized production rate, rate integration, the derivative of the integration, and material balance pseudotime are established, and the parameters are interpreted by fitting the theoretical curve to the measured data. Then, the accuracy of the method is verified by comparison the parameter interpretation results with well test results, and the influence of parameters such as the half-length and permeability of supported and unsupported fractures on gas production is analyzed. Finally, the proposed method is applied to four field cases in southwest China. This paper mainly establishes an analytical method for parameter interpretation after hydraulic fracturing based on the production data analysis method considering the uneven support of fractures, which is of great significance for understanding the mechanism of fracturing stimulation, optimization of fracturing parameters, and gas production forecast.

Advanced Production Data Analysis (PDA) Techniques Using Stochastic Single-Well History Matching in Coalbed Methane (CBM) Wells

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair Ong ◽  
Laurent Alessio ◽  
Yassine Ben Salah ◽  
Christopher Connell ◽  
Saeed Majidaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
History Matching ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Single Well ◽  
Advanced Production
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document