Huiyan Zhao¹, Xuezhong Chen¹, Zhijian Hu^2,*, Man Chen¹, Bo Xiong³, Jianying Yang¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.6, pp. 1313-1330, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.048840 - 27 June 2024

Abstract Using the typical characteristics of multi-layered marine and continental transitional gas reservoirs as a basis, a model is developed to predict the related well production rate. This model relies on the fractal theory of tortuous capillary bundles and can take into account multiple gas flow mechanisms at the micrometer and nanometer scales, as well as the flow characteristics in different types of thin layers (tight sandstone gas, shale gas, and coalbed gas). Moreover, a source-sink function concept and a pressure drop superposition principle are utilized to introduce a coupled flow model in the reservoir. A… More > Graphic Abstract

Jianchao Shi^1,2, Yanan Zhang³, Wantao Liu^1,2, Yuliang Su^3,*, Jian Shi^1,2

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.5, pp. 1147-1163, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.044500 - 07 June 2024

Abstract Class III tight oil reservoirs have low porosity and permeability, which are often responsible for low production rates and limited recovery. Extensive repeated fracturing is a well-known technique to fix some of these issues. With such methods, existing fractures are refractured, and/or new fractures are created to facilitate communication with natural fractures. This study explored how different refracturing methods affect horizontal well fracture networks, with a special focus on morphology and related fluid flow changes. In particular, the study relied on the unconventional fracture model (UFM). The evolution of fracture morphology and flow field after More >

Haoyu Fu^1,2,3, Hua Liu^1,2, Xiaohu Hu^1,2, Lei Wang^1,2,3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.3, pp. 2285-2309, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027996 - 03 August 2023

Abstract Well interference has become a common phenomenon with the increasing scale of horizontal well fracturing. Recent studies on well interference in horizontal wells do not properly reflect the physical model of the postfracturing well groups and the realistic fracturing process of infill wells. Establishing the correspondence between well interference causative factors and manifestations is of great significance for infill well deployment and secondary oil recovery. In this work, we develop a numerical model that considers low velocity non-Darcy seepage in shale reservoirs to study the inter-well interference phenomenon that occurs in the Santanghu field, and… More >

Hongsha Xiao¹, Ruihan Zhang^2,*, Man Chen¹, Cui Jing¹, Shangjun Gao¹, Chao Chen¹, Huiyan Zhao¹, Xin Huang^2,*, Bo Kang³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.7, pp. 1803-1815, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.026143 - 08 March 2023

Abstract The production performances of a well with a shale gas reservoir displaying a complex fracture network are simulated. In particular, a micro-seismic cloud diagram is used to describe the fracture network, and accordingly, a production model is introduced based on a multi-scale flow mechanism. A finite volume method is then exploited for the integration of the model equations. The effects of apparent permeability, conductivity, Langmuir volume, and bottom hole pressure on gas well production are studied accordingly. The simulation results show that ignoring the micro-scale flow mechanism of the shale gas leads to underestimating the More > Graphic Abstract

Yueli Feng^1,2, Yuetian Liu^1,2,*, Jian Chen^1,2, Xiaolong Mao^1,2

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 395-415, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.018141 - 16 December 2021

Abstract Stress sensitivity is a very important index to understand the seepage characteristics of a reservoir. In this study, dedicated experiments and theoretical arguments based on the visualization of porous media are used to assess the effects of the fracture angle, spacing, and relevant elastic parameters on the principal value of the permeability tensor. The fracture apertures at different angles show different change rates, which influence the relative permeability for different sets of fractures. Furthermore, under the same pressure condition, the fractures with different angles show different degrees of deformation so that the principal value direction More >

M. N. Tarhuni^*, W. R. Sulaiman, M. Z. Jaafar, M. Milad, A. M. Alghol

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.4, pp. 761-795, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.016645 - 31 May 2021

Abstract Fluid flow in fractured media has been studied for decades and received considerable attention in the oil and gas industry because of the high productivity of naturally fractured reservoirs. Due to formation complexity and reservoir heterogeneity, characterizing fluid flow with an appropriate reservoir model presents a challenging task that differs relatively from homogeneous conventional reservoirs in many aspects of view, including geological, petrophysical, production, and economics. In most fractured reservoirs, fracture networks create complex pathways that affect hydrocarbon flow, well performance, hence reservoir characterization. A better and comprehensive understanding of the available reservoir modeling approaches… More >

Zhen Wang¹, Jonny Rutqvist², Ying Dai¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.92, No.6, pp. 539-556, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.092.539

Abstract Fractures in a discrete fracture network can be divided into two parts: Active fractures, which form a connected fracture network and dominate fluid flow and solute transport; and inactive fractures, which are dead-end parts of the fractures (isolated fractures will be incorporated into rock matrix) and do not contribute significantly to the fluid flow, but maybe important for the solute transport, especially for rock matrix diffusion. We present a multi-continuum method (including active fracture continuum, inactive fracture continuum and matrix continuum), which is based on the “multiple interacting continua” method, to describe fluid flow and… More >