Drilling & Production Engineering

Evaluation Method of Fracture Complexity of Fracture Network Fracturing for Tight Sandstone Fractured Gas Reservoir

  • Xiao Yang ,
  • Liu Shouyu ,
  • He Yongzhi ,
  • Li Zhigang ,
  • Wang Jiahao ,
  • Yang Jinyuan ,
  • Ma Zhonghui
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  • 1. Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610059, China;
    2. Sunshine Energy Technology Co., Ltd. of Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610059, China;
    3. PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Xinji, Hebei 052360, China

Received date: 2020-12-13

  Revised date: 2021-12-30

  Online published: 2023-01-10

Abstract

Microseism is an effective method and means to evaluate the fracture morphology and geometry formed by fracture network fracturing in fractured tight sandstone oil and gas reservoirs, but constrained by its applicability conditions and high cost. Therefore, a rapid, economical and applicable method is needed to evaluate the fracture complexity in fracture network fracturing. Based on the pressure drop data after fracture pump shutdown, the reservoir seepage model was analyzed by seepage equation which was established for tight sandstone fractured reservoirs with apparent homogeneity, linear fracture and complex fracture, and the reservoir fracture morphology was analyzed with G function, so as to comprehensively evaluate the fracture complexity in the network fracturing and develop a method to quickly evaluate the fracture complexity of the network fracturing. The microseismic test results proved that this method was reliable. The study results can technically provide support for the network fracturing effect evaluation and productivity prediction of tight sandstone fractured gas reservoirs.

Cite this article

Xiao Yang , Liu Shouyu , He Yongzhi , Li Zhigang , Wang Jiahao , Yang Jinyuan , Ma Zhonghui . Evaluation Method of Fracture Complexity of Fracture Network Fracturing for Tight Sandstone Fractured Gas Reservoir[J]. Special Oil & Gas Reservoirs, 2022 , 29(2) : 157 -163 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-6535.2022.02.023

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