基于离散裂缝的多段压裂水平井数值试井模型及应用

水平井压裂技术已经成为开发低渗透油气藏、页岩气藏和致密气场等非常规油气藏的关键技术。基于离散裂缝模型,对裂缝进行简化,建立了二维多段压裂水平井有限导流数值试井模型,利用有限元方法求解模型,获得多段压裂水平井试井理论曲线和压力场特征。分析表明:多段压裂水平井的试井理论曲线一共分为七个阶段:井筒储存段、裂缝线性流段、裂缝-地层双线性流段、裂缝干扰段、地层线性流段、系统径向流段和边界作用段,其中裂缝-地层双线性流段和裂缝干扰是其典型特征。分析了裂缝数量、裂缝间距、裂缝不对称、裂缝不等长和裂缝部分缺失等因素对试井理论曲线的影响,结果表明:裂缝数量和裂缝间距对试井理论曲线的影响最大。较多的裂缝、较大裂缝间距、对称的裂缝和等长的裂缝有利于降低压裂水平井井底的流动阻力,提高产能。将建立的数值试井模型应用于四川盆地一口多段压裂水平井的压力恢复测试的数值试井解释,结果表明:本文建立的模型可以较好的拟合压力恢复测试数据,可以获得裂缝的导流能力和裂缝长度,为压裂效果评价和压裂设计提供指导。      

缝洞型油藏三维离散缝洞数值试井模型

缝洞型碳酸盐岩油藏发育着大尺度的溶洞和裂缝,非均质性极强,缝洞型碳酸盐岩油藏问题的研究成为了世界级难题之一.由于大尺度溶洞和裂缝对储层的流体流动起主导作用,因此,基于连续介质理论的双重介质或三重介质模型已不适合其中流体流动的描述.根据大型缝洞分布地质特征,探索性地提出了一种板块组合的复合架构离散缝洞模型描述该类油藏中的流体流动,将三维空间大裂缝用板块描述,溶洞用高渗透率和高孔隙度不规则多面体团块描述.将裂缝面用二维三角形单元离散, 溶洞和基质用三维四面体离散, 利用三维混合单元有限元法对建立的不定常渗流模型进行求解,得到了三维渗流条件下的试井理论曲线及压力场分布.通过对试井理论曲线特征的分析, 获得了各敏感参数对试井曲线的影响规律.通过对1口井的实际测试资料解释结果的分析,并与实际地震反射资料及生产实际资料的对比,发现本文所建立的模型可以较好地反映裂缝和溶洞的地质动态状况,并与实际生产状况具有较好的一致性.这一结果说明了所建模型的正确性以及测试资料分析结果的可靠性.      

井筒气液两相流对致密气压裂水平井试井的影响

多段压裂水平井技术是目前开采致密气最常用的方法之一,在致密气压裂水平井试井测试中常常伴随着一定的产水量,井筒气液两相流会增加井筒流体的流动阻力,加大井筒流体流动对试井解释的影响.为了明确井筒气液两相流对致密气藏压裂水平井试井的影响,提高产水致密气压裂水平井的试井解释精度,建立了一种井筒气液两相流与地层渗流耦合的试井模型,采用数值方法对模型进行求解,获得了考虑井筒气液两相流的压裂水平井试井理论曲线、压力场分布及裂缝产量分布.研究结果表明:井筒气液两相流会增加试井理论曲线中压力和压力导数值,造成靠近入窗点的压力扩散要快于远离入窗点的压力扩散,引起靠近入窗点的裂缝产量要高于远离入窗点的裂缝产量.现场实例分析进一步说明,不考虑井筒两相流可能会对产水压裂水平井的试井解释结果产生很大误差,主要表现为水平井筒假设为无限大导流能力会使得拟合得到的表皮系数偏大,将测试点视为入窗点会使得拟合得到的原始地层压力偏小.所建立的考虑井筒两相流的压裂水平井试井模型为产水致密气井试井资料的正确解释提供了重要技术保障.      

气藏压裂水平井非稳态流动分析

应用Green函数和Newman积原理,建立了压裂水平井与气藏耦合的非稳态流动模型,并给出求解方法。所建立的模型可应用多种约束条件,考虑了井筒压降和加速度的影响,并适用于各向异性气藏。实例计算表明：水平井在早期非稳态阶段的流量比拟稳态阶段大得多。早期非稳态流动阶段,各条裂缝之间未发生干扰,流量的大小与裂缝条数成正比例关...     

考虑诱导缝多段压裂水平井非均质改造压力动态模型研究

为了准确模拟致密油藏水平井大规模压裂形成复杂裂缝网络系统和非均质储层井底压力变化,建立考虑诱导缝矩形非均质储层多段压裂水平井不稳定渗流数学模型,耦合裂缝模型与储层模型得到有限导流裂缝拉普拉斯空间井底压力解,对两种非均质储层模型分别利用数值解、边界元和已有模型验证其准确性.基于压力导数曲线特征进行流动阶段划分和参数敏感性分析,得到以下结果:和常规压裂水平井井底压力导数曲线相比较,理想模式下,考虑诱导缝影响时特有的流动阶段是综合线性流阶段、诱导缝向压裂裂缝“补充”阶段、储层线性流动阶段和拟边界控制流阶段.诱导缝条数的增加加剧了综合线性流阶段的持续时间,降低了流体渗流阻力,早期阶段压力曲线越低;当诱导缝与压裂裂缝导流能力一定时,裂缝导流能力越大,线性流持续时间越长;当所有压裂裂缝不在一个区域时,沿井筒方向两端区域低渗透率弱化了低渗区域诱导缝流体向压裂裂缝“补充”阶段,因此,沿井筒方向两端区域渗透率越低,早期阶段压力曲线越高;当所有压裂裂缝在一个区域时,渗透率变化只影响径向流阶段之后压力曲线形态,外区渗透率越低,早期径向流阶段之后压力曲线越高.通过实例验证,表明该模型和方法的实用性和准确性.     

页岩水力压裂中多簇裂缝扩展的全耦合模拟

水平井和水力压裂是页岩气开发中的关键技术。对水力压裂中多簇裂缝同时扩展的物理过程进行了数值模拟。采用扩展有限元法(XFEM)模拟岩石中裂缝沿着任意路径扩展,采用有限体积法(FVM)模拟裂缝中流体的流动,并且考虑井筒中流体流动以及在各簇裂缝间的流量动态分配。通过牛顿迭代对全耦合物理过程进行数值求解,重点研究了初始长度不同的两条裂缝的扩展过程,证明较大的射孔摩阻能促进两条裂缝的同时扩展。并通过算例证明了本方法的精度和有效性。     

Simultaneous initiation and growth of multiple radial hydraulic fractures from a horizontal wellbore

Multi-stage fracturing is the current preferred method of completion of horizontal wells in unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs. Its core component consists in simultaneously initiating and propagating an array of hydraulic fractures. We develop a numerical model for the initiation and growth of an array of parallel radial hydraulic fractures. The solution accounts for fracture growth, coupling between elastic deformation and fluid flow in the fractures, elastic stress interactions between fractures and fluid flow in the wellbore. We also take into account the presence of a local pressure drop (function of the entering flow rate) at the connection between the well and the fracture, i.e., a choke-like effect due to current well completion practices, also referred to as entry friction. The partitioning of the fluid into the different fractures at any given time is part of the solution and is a critical indicator of simultaneous (balanced fluid partitioning) versus preferential growth. We validate our numerical model against reference solutions and a laboratory experiment for the initiation and growth of a single radial hydraulic fracture. We then investigate the impact of stress interaction on preferential growth of a subset of fractures in the array. Our results show that a sufficiently large local entry friction provides a strong feedback in the system and thus can counteract elastic stress interaction between fractures, thereby ensuring simultaneous growth. We propose a dimensionless number capturing the competition between stress interaction and local entry friction. This dimensionless number is a function of rock properties, fracture spacing and injection parameters. We verify that it captures the transition from the case of simultaneous growth (entry friction larger than interaction stress) to the case of preferential growth of some fractures (interaction stress larger than entry friction). We also discuss the implication of these results for multi-stage fracturing engineering practices.     

水力压裂中裂纹扩展的数值模拟

水力压裂是在高压粘滞流体或清水作用下地层内裂缝起裂与扩展的过程。由于包含岩石断裂和流-固耦合等复杂问题,对该过程的数值模拟具有相当大的挑战性。本文建立基于有限元与离散元混合方法的裂纹模型,模拟岩石裂纹扩展,实现了连续向非连续的转化;建立双重介质流动模型,裂隙流作为孔隙渗流的压力边界,孔隙渗流反作用裂隙的压力求解,处理了流体在基岩与人工裂缝中的协调流动;将裂纹模型与流体流动模式进行结合,建立断裂-应力-渗流耦合形式的力学模型,进一步分析了水力压裂的基本过程,综合多种数值计算方法,编写程序,在验证岩体裂纹模型与双重介质流动模型有效性的基础上,对压裂过程进行复现,将模拟结果与文献结果进行了对比,并讨论了所构建模型的优缺点。     

基于实体的注射成型流动模拟

提出了应用中面模型技术模拟实体模型的注射成型流动过程的新方法。对实体模型的表面进行二维网格划分，将结点在厚度方向上配对．配对点之间添加虚拟热流道单元，建立二维有限元分析的网格模型。将HeleShaw流动应用于非等温条件下的粘性、不可压缩流体，建立基于中面模型流动分析的数学模型，用充填园子的输运方程描述流动前沿。用有限元计算充填过程的压力场．有限差分计算温度场，高阶的Taylor展开式计算每一时间步长的充填因子。针对Han设计的试验模具，用相同的材料及工艺条件，比较中面模型和实体模型的模拟结果。算例分析表明，这种方法可以有效地模拟基于实体模型的注射成型流动过程。     

A new computation model of fractured horizontal well coupling with reservoir

Based on Green's functions and Newman's product principle, pressure drop formula was derived for considering simultaneous production of fractures and horizontal wellbore in unsteady state. A reservoir/fractured horizontal well coupling model is developed for finite conductivity condition that can be solved by the combination of quasi‐Newton method and PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) algorithm. The solution of a practical example shows that lots of factors can affect the productivity of the fractured horizontal well. The number of the fractures has an optimizing range. Different fractures have different flow rates and the production in the central fracture is the lowest. The distribution of production rate in the wellbore has a wave‐like shape due to the influence of fractures. The closer fractures are the lower flow rate in well segments. Considering the horizontal wellbore production, the production rates in the fractures are asymmetric and the corresponding pressure drop curve is smoother. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New Correlative Models to Improve Prediction of Fracture Permeability and Inertial Resistance Coefficient

Presence of fracture roughness and occurrence of nonlinear flow complicate fluid flow through rock fractures. This paper presents a qualitative and quantitative study on the effects of fracture wall surface roughness on flow behavior using direct flow simulation on artificial fractures. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of roughness on linear and nonlinear flow through rock fractures. Therefore, considering fracture roughness to propose models for the linear and nonlinear flow parameters seems to be necessary. In the current report, lattice Boltzmann method is used to numerically simulate fluid flow through different fracture realizations. Flow simulations are conducted over a wide range of pressure gradients through each fracture. It is observed that creeping flow at lower pressure gradients can be described using Darcy’s law, while transition to inertial flow occurs at higher pressure gradients. By detecting the onset of inertial flow and regression analysis on the simulation results with Forchheimer equation, inertial resistance coefficients are determined for each fracture. Fracture permeability values are also determined from Darcy flow as well. According to simulation results through different fractures, two parametric expressions are proposed for permeability and inertial resistance coefficient. The proposed models are validated using 3D numerical simulations and experimental results. The results obtained from these two proposed models are further compared with those obtained from the conventional models. The calculated average absolute relative errors and correlation coefficients indicate that the proposed models, despite their simplicity, present acceptable outcomes; the models are also more accurate compared to the available methods in the literature.     

变开度岩体裂隙多相渗流实验与有效渗透率模型

岩体裂隙的有效渗透率是描述岩体非饱和或多相渗流的关键参数,而裂隙开度是影响有效渗透率的重要因素.通过自主研发的粗糙裂隙多相渗流可视化实验平台,针对天然岩体裂隙复制而成的裂隙模型开展变开度条件下的多相渗流可视化实验,研究开度变化对多相渗流流动结构以及有效渗透率的影响.研究表明:非湿润相流体运动通道,在低流量比条件下呈现出气泡流流动结构,而在高流量比条件下呈现较为稳定的通道流流动结构.随着开度的增加,非湿润相流动通道的分支变少、等效宽度增加,两相流体的有效渗透率均增大,流动结构趋于稳定.可视化结果还阐明了柱塞流流动结构下,两相流体交替占据裂隙空间的竞争机制:当非湿润相流体通道由连续转变为不连续时,裂隙进出口压差显著增加;反之,当该通道由不连续转变为连续时,压差显著减小.最后,基于分形理论以及渗透率统计建模方法,建立了考虑开度效应的岩体裂隙多相渗流有效渗透率理论模型,并通过实验测定的有效渗透率数据验证了该模型的正确性与有效性.     

Numerical well test for well with finite conductivity vertical fracture in coalbed

A new well test model is developed for the hydraulic fractured well in coalbed by considering the following aspects： methane desorption phenomena, finite conductivity vertical fractures, and asymmetry of the fracture about the well. A new parameter is introduced to describe the storage of the fracture, which is named as a combined fracture storage. Another new concept called the fracture asymmetry coefficient is used to define the asymmetry of the fracture about the well. Finite element method （FEM） is used to solve the new mathematical model. The well test type curves and pressure fields are obtained and analyzed. The effects of the combined fracture storage, desorption factor, fracture conductivity, and fracture asymmetry coefficient on the well test type curves are discussed in detail. In order to verify the new model, a set of field well test data is analyzed.     

页岩气藏压裂水平井试井分析

页岩气藏资源丰富,开发潜力巨大,已成为目前研究的热点.与常规气藏相比,页岩气藏运移机制复杂,流动模式呈非线性,有必要考虑页岩气的吸附解吸,天然微裂缝的应力敏感性,人工裂缝内的非达西流等非线性因素对压裂水平井压力响应的影响. 基于双重介质和离散裂缝混合模型,分别采用Langmuir等温吸附方程描述吸附解吸,渗透率指数模型描述应力敏感,Forchheimer方程描述非达西效应,建立页岩气藏压裂水平井数值试井模型. 运用伽辽金有限元法对模型进行求解.根据试井特征曲线,划分流动阶段,着重分析非线性因素对压力响应的影响.结果表明:页岩气藏压裂水平井存在压裂裂缝线性流、压裂裂缝径向流、地层线性流、系统径向流及封闭边界影响5 种流动阶段.吸附解吸的影响发生窜流之后,Langmuir吸附体积增大,拟压力导数曲线凹槽更加明显,系统径向流出现时间与压力波传播到边界时间均延迟;天然裂缝系统的应力敏感性主要影响试井曲线的晚期段,拟压力和拟压力导数曲线均表现为上翘,应力敏感效应越强,上翘幅度越大;高速非达西效应对早期段影响较大,非达西效应越强,拟压力降幅度越大,试井曲线上翘.与解析解的对比以及矿场实例验证了模型的正确性与适用性.      

压裂页岩气藏多尺度耦合流动数值模拟研究

在碳达峰的国策背景之下,页岩气成为传统能源向绿色清洁低碳能源转型的重要过渡和能源支点.压后页岩气藏流体流动力学成为高效开发页岩气的关键力学问题.文章将小尺度低导流天然裂缝等效升级为连续介质,建立有机质-无机质-天然裂缝三重连续介质模型,同时对大尺度高导流裂缝采用离散裂缝模型刻画,嵌入天然裂缝连续介质中,构建多重连续/离散裂缝模型.综合考虑吸附气的非平衡非线性解吸附和表面扩散,自由气的黏性流和克努森扩散,给出页岩气在多尺度复杂介质中的非线性耦合流动数学模型.提出多尺度扩展有限单元法对离散裂缝进行显式求解,创新性构建三类加强形函数捕捉离散裂缝的局部流场特征,解决了压后页岩海量裂缝及多尺度流动通道的流动模拟难题.文章提出的模型和方法既能准确刻画高导流裂缝对渗流的影响,又克服了海量多尺度离散裂缝导致计算量增大的问题.通过算例展示了压后页岩各连续介质的压力衰减规律,发现裂缝中自由气、有机质中自由气、无机质中吸附气依次滞后的压力(浓度)扩散现象,重点分析了吸附气表面扩散系数、自由气克努森扩散系数、天然裂缝连续介质渗透率和吸附气解吸附速率对页岩气产量的影响.文章重点解决压后页岩多尺度流动通道的表征和...     

多层平行裂隙型多孔介质通道内流体流动传热特性

基于Brinkman-extended Darcy模型和局部热平衡模型, 对多层平行裂隙型多孔介质通道内的流动传热特性进行研究. 获得了多层平行裂隙型多孔介质通道内各区域的速度场、温度场、摩擦系数及努塞尔数解析解, 并分析了裂隙层数、达西数、空心率、有效热导率之比等对通道内流动传热特性的影响. 结果表明: 达西数较小时, 通道多孔介质层内会出现不随高度变化的达西速度, 此达西速度会随裂隙层数的增加而增大, 但却不受各裂隙层下多孔介质层位置变化的影响. 增加裂隙层数会减弱空心率对压降的影响, 会使通道内流体压降升高, 但升高程度会逐渐降低. 增大热导率之比或减小空心率会使多裂隙通道内出现阶梯式温度分布, 而在较小热导率之比或较大空心率时多裂隙情况下的温度分布曲线会趋于一致. 此外, 当热导率之比较小时, 多层裂隙通道内的传热效果在任何空心率下都要优于单裂隙情况, 当热导率之比较大时, 存在临界空心率使各裂隙层数通道内的传热效果相同, 且多裂隙通道内继续增加裂隙层数对传热强度影响不大.      

Hydraulic Fracture Propagation with 3-D Leak-off

Hydraulic fracture models typically couple a fracture elasticity model with a geological reservoir model to forecast the rate of fluid leak-off from the propagating fracture. The most commonly used leak-off model is that originally specified by Carter, which involves the assumption that the fracture is embedded within an infinite homogenous porous medium where flow only occurs perpendicular to the fracture plane. The objectives of this paper are: (1) to show that assuming one-dimensional leak-off can lead to erroneous conclusions, (2) to present a robust numerical methodology for simulating three-dimensional leak-off from propagating hydraulic fractures, and (3) to present and compare a new analytical method based on assuming three-dimensional flow of an incompressible fluid through an incompressible porous formation from a circular planar fracture. Provided the fluid and formation compressibility can be ignored within the reservoir flow model, the three-dimensional leak-off from a circular planar fracture can be written in closed-form as a function, which depends linearly on fracture pressure and radial extent. This simple expression for leak-off can be easily coupled to a range of circular fracture elasticity models. As a comparison example, the Carter model, our new function and a three-dimensional numerical model of the full problem are coupled to the PK-radial fracture model. Comparison with the numerical model shows that our new function overestimates fracture growth during intermediate times but accurately predicts both the early and late-time asymptotic behavior. In contrast, the Carter model fails to replicate both the early and late-time asymptotic behavior. Our new function additionally improves on the Carter model by not requiring the evaluation of convolution integrals and allowing easy evaluation of both the spatial leakage flux distribution across the fracture face and the three-dimensional pressure distribution within the porous formation.     

三维压裂缝网不稳定压力半解析求解方法

受地应力及压裂工艺影响, 大斜度井水力压裂缝网展布复杂, 缝网中存在不同倾斜方向、不同展布形态及不同贯穿程度的压裂缝. 本文通过将裂缝面离散为若干矩形微元实现裂缝形态有效表征, 将渗流过程划分为基质向裂缝流动及裂缝向井筒流动两阶段, 采用有限差分方法构建离散裂缝面内不稳定渗流数值解, 结合封闭边界面源函数及叠加原理构建基质内不稳定渗流解析解, 耦合裂缝内流动数值解与基质内流动解析解, 求解了三维压裂缝网不稳定压力. 基于积分中值定理提出了点源、特殊线源代替面源求解基质内渗流的求解方法, 分析了该方法的可行性及适用条件, 在保证模型精度的同时提升了计算效率. 研究表明, 在基质内采用点源函数面积分求解面源的方法可准确求解三维压裂缝网井底压力动态但计算效率极低, 基于积分中值定理的点源、特殊线源近似面源求解方法可大大提升计算效率, 且在裂缝微元划分较为精细(微元无因次边长小于0.15)时可取得较高精度, 基于该模型分析了裂缝导流能力、裂缝倾角、裂缝高度及裂缝段间距对压裂大斜度井典型试井曲线的影响.      

Modeling Non-Darcian Single- and Two-Phase Flow in Transparent Replicas of Rough-Walled Rock Fractures

While it is generally assumed that in the viscous flow regime, the two-phase flow relative permeabilities in fractured and porous media depend uniquely on the phase saturations, several studies have shown that for non-Darcian flows (i.e., where the inertial forces are not negligible compared with the viscous forces), the relative permeabilities not only depend on phase saturations but also on the flow regime. Experimental results on inertial single- and two-phase flows in two transparent replicas of real rough fractures are presented and modeled combining a generalization of the single-phase flow Darcy’s law with the apparent permeability concept. The experimental setup was designed to measure injected fluid flow rates, pressure drop within the fracture, and fluid saturation by image processing. For both fractures, single-phase flow experiments were modeled by means of the full cubic inertial law which allowed the determination of the intrinsic hydrodynamic parameters. Using these parameters, the apparent permeability of each fracture was calculated as a function of the Reynolds number, leading to an elegant means to compare the two fractures in terms of hydraulic behavior versus flow regime. Also, a method for determining the experimental transition flow rate between the weak inertia and the strong inertia flow regimes is proposed. Two-phase flow experiments consisted in measuring the pressure drop and the fluid saturation within the fractures, for various constant values of the liquid flow rate and for increasing values of the gas flow rate. Regardless of the explored flow regime, two-phase flow relative permeabilities were calculated as the ratio of the single phase flow pressure drop per unit length divided by the two-phase flow pressure drop per unit length, and were plotted versus the measured fluid saturation. Results confirm the dependence of the relative permeabilities on the flow regime. Also the proposed generalization of Darcy’s law shows that the relative permeabilities versus fluid saturation follow physical meaningful trends for different liquid and gas flow rates. The presented model fits correctly the liquid and gas experimental relative permeabilities as well as the fluid saturation.     

井内流动与传热的三维耦合数值模型

钻井过程中,井内的压力、流场及温度分布是钻井作业必需的重要参数。本文提出了一个描述井内流动和传热的三维数学模型,用SIMPLER方法获得了该数学模型的数值解。该数值模型考虑了温度、压力对钻井液的流变性、密度以及各种介质的热物理参数的影响。现场试验数据与数值模拟结果的对比表明：本文提出的数学模型及采用的数值计算方法是可行的。