Simulation of Pressure Transient Behavior for Asymmetrically Finite-Conductivity Fractured Wells in Coal Reservoirs

Based on Fick’s law in matrix and Darcy flow in cleats and hydraulic fractures, a new semi-analytical model considering the effects of boundary conditions was presented to investigate pressure transient behavior for asymmetrically fractured wells in coal reservoirs. The new model is more accurate than previous model proposed by Anbarci and Ertekin, SPE annual technical conference and exhibition, New Orleans, 27–30 Sept 1998 because new model is expressed in the form of integral expressions and is validated well through numerical simulation. (1) In this paper, the effects of parameters including fracture conductivity, coal reservoir porosity and permeability, fracture asymmetry factor, sorption time constant, fracture half-length, and coalbed methane (CBM) viscosity on bottomhole pressure behavior were discussed in detail. (2) Type curves were established to analyze both transient pressure behavior and flow characteristics in CBM reservoir. According to the characteristics of dimensionless pseudo pressure derivative curves, the process of the flow for fractured CBM wells was divided into six sub-stages. (3) This paper showed the comparison of transient steady state and pseudo steady state models. (4) The effects of parameters including transfer coefficient, wellbore storage coefficient, storage coefficient of cleat, fracture conductivity, fracture asymmetry factor, and rate coefficient on the shape of type curves were also discussed in detail, indicating that it is necessary to keep a bigger fracture conductivity and fracture symmetry for enhancing well production and reducing pressure depletion during the hydraulic fracturing design.     

MODEL AND METHOD OF WELL TEST ANALYSIS FOR WELLS WITH VERTICAL FRACTURE

NomenclatureB———volumecoefficientofformationfluid,dimensionless;C———wellborestoragecoefficient,m3 MPa;Cft ———comprehensivecompressioncoefficientoffluidinfracture ,1 MPa;Ct ———comprehensivecompressioncoefficientofformationfluid,1 MPa ;h———heightofformation ,m ;K———formationpermeability ,μm2 ;Kf ———fracturepermeability ,μm2 ;KfWf ———fractureconductivity ,μm2 ·cm ;Lf ———halfoffracturelength,m ;N———thetotalnumberofselectedtimepoint,dimensionless;P———for…     

A numerical approach for pressure transient analysis of a vertical well with complex fractures

A new well test model for a vertical fractured well is developed based on a discrete-fracture model in which the fractures are discretized as one dimensional (1-D) entities. The model overcomes the weakness of complex meshing, a large number of grids, and instability in conventional stripe-fracture models. Then, the discrete-fracture model is implemented using a hybrid element finite-element method. Triangular elements are used for matrix and line elements for the fractures. The finite element formulation is validated by comparing with the semi-analytical solution of a single ver-tical fractured well. The accuracy of the approach is shown through several examples with different fracture apertures, fracture conductivity, and fracture amount. Results from the discrete-fracture model agree reasonably well with the stripe-fracture model and the analytic solutions. The advantages of the discrete-fracture model are presented in mesh gen-eration, computational improvement, and abilities to handle complex fractures like wedge-shaped fractures and fractures with branches. Analytical results show that the number of grids in the discrete-fracture model is 10%less than stripe-fracture model, and computational efficiency increases by about 50%. The more fractures there are, the more the com-putational efficiency increases.     

TRANSIENT WELL TEST MODEL FOR THE WELL WITH GAS AND WATER DISTRIBUTED IN COALBED

煤层气是一种高效清洁的非常规天然气资源,其开采过程是一个排水降压采气的过程. 由于煤层气主要是以吸附态的形式存在于煤层中,当煤层压力降低到临界解吸压力以下时煤层气从煤层中解吸出来并与水一起采出,因此煤层中流体是气水两相分布的. 本文根据煤层气藏排采过程中的解吸特征,通过考虑气水两相分布的渗透率关系,提出了一种与解吸区域大小相关的煤层气井不稳定试井模型. 该模型较好地描述了煤层气排采过程中煤层内气水的流动状态,采用分区模式对气水两相进行描述. 通过有限体积方法求解了所建立的试井模型,计算得到了煤层气井气水两相分布不稳定试井理论曲线,分析了煤层气解吸系数、解吸复合半径、气水饱和度分布等对试井理论曲线的影响.     

Numerical investigation of dual-porosity model with transient transfer function based on discrete-fracture model

Based on the characteristics of fractures in naturally fractured reservoir and a discrete-fracture model, a fracture network numerical well test model is developed.Bottom hole pressure response curves and the pressure field are obtained by solving the model equations with the finite-element method. By analyzing bottom hole pressure curves and the fluid flow in the pressure field, seven flow stages can be recognized on the curves. An upscaling method is developed to compare with the dual-porosity model(DPM). The comparisons results show that the DPM overestimates the inter-porosity coefficient λ and the storage factor ω. The analysis results show that fracture conductivity plays a leading role in the fluid flow. Matrix permeability influences the beginning time of flow from the matrix to fractures. Fractures density is another important parameter controlling the flow. The fracture linear flow is hidden under the large fracture density.The pressure propagation is slower in the direction of larger fracture density.     

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。      

页岩气致密储层渗流模型及压裂直井产能分析

页岩气储层中存在大量的纳微米孔隙,其中气体的流动规律不同于常规气藏. 文章考虑克努森扩散及解吸作用的影响,建立页岩气稳态条件下产能公式,利用渗流阻力法得到了页岩气储层压裂直井产能方程.结合生产实例,进行了数值模拟计算. 结果表明：当裂缝导流能力达到0.12μm²·cm 后,产气量增幅减小,由此对裂缝导流能力进行优化. 游离气产量占总产气量的85%～90%,游离气对总产气量贡献较大. 该模型为页岩气产能预测及开发指标优化提供了理论依据.     

低渗透煤层气藏中气-水两相不稳定渗流动态分析

针对低渗透煤层渗流问题,考虑启动压力梯度及其引起的动边界和动边界内吸附气解吸作用的渗流模型研究目前仅限于单相流,而更符合实际的气-水两相渗流动边界模型未见报道.本文综合考虑了煤层吸附气的解吸作用、气-水两相渗流、非达西渗流、地层应力敏感等影响因素,进行了低渗透煤层的气-水两相渗流模型研究.采用了试井技术中的"分相处理"方法,修正了两相渗流的综合压缩系数和流度,并基于含气饱和度呈线性递减分布的假设,建立了煤层气藏的气-水两相渗流耦合模型.该数学模型不仅可以描述由于低渗透煤层中渗流存在启动压力梯度而产生的可表征煤层有效动用范围随时间变化的移动边界,还可以描述煤层有效动用范围内吸附气的解吸现象以及吸附气解吸作用所引起的煤层含气饱和度的上升;为了提高模型精度,控制方程还保留了二次压力梯度项.采用了稳定的全隐式有限差分方法进行了模型的数值求解,并验证了数值计算方法的正确性,获得了模型关于瞬时井底压力与压力导数响应的双对数特征曲线,由此分析了各渗流参数的敏感性影响.本文研究结果可为低渗透煤层气藏开发的气-水两相流试井技术提供渗流力学的理论基础.     

A phenomenological model of damage in articular cartilage under impact loading

Damage progression in high-strain rate and impact tests on articular cartilage is considered. A new type of kinetic damage evolution law is proposed and used to draw implications about the accumulated damage and the coefficient of restitution. Based on the developed damage model, a new fracture criterion is introduced.     

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.      

在材料研制中的连续介质细观力学有限元建模现状评论（译文）

评述了机械载荷下材料力学行为有限元模拟的先进技术.分析 了考虑材料微观及细观结构情况下，对材料变形、损伤、断裂进行模 拟时各种方法的优缺点及发展前景.阐述了对材料行为模拟方法的发 展，包括基本的及先进的方法，如体胞方法、真实结构模拟、粘结区 模型等.分析了在先进新材料的开发中运用有限元方法的可能性     

隧洞式内衬储气库极限储存压力解析解

隧洞式内衬储气库是一种新型能源储存方法,有助于平衡供需,推动国家由化石能源向绿色能源的持续过渡,有利于国家“碳中和、碳达峰”目标的实现.本文采用极限平衡方法和弹塑性分析方法推导隧洞式内衬储气库极限储存压力的解析解.在极限平衡方法中,考虑上覆围岩自重、破裂面受力和极限储存压力,选用刚性锥模型,推导了上限压力表达式;在弹塑性分析方法中,根据围岩中应力分布规律和剪切、抗拉强度,推导获得了弹塑性条件下上限与下限压力表达式.最终综合考虑两方法求得的结果,确定极限储存压力解析解.结果表明:极限平衡方法求得上限压力与埋深呈二次函数关系,且随着侧压力系数的增大而增大;弹塑性分析方法确定的上限压力和下限压力与埋深呈线性关系,下限压力随着侧压力系数的增大而减小,且Ⅰ级围岩条件下的内衬储气库不用考虑下限压力.在侧压力系数λ=1.2时上限压力最大,因此应尽量在侧压力系数为1.2的围岩条件下修建隧洞式储气库.最后根据典型工况下上限和下限压力曲线给出内衬洞室推荐压力范围.     

A semi‐discrete central scheme for scalar hyperbolic conservation laws with heterogeneous storage coefficient and its application to porous media flow

In this paper, we develop a new Godunov‐type semi‐discrete central scheme for a scalar conservation law on the basis of a generalization of the Kurganov and Tadmor scheme, which allows for spatial variability of the storage coefficient (e.g. porosity in multiphase flow in porous media) approximated by piecewise constant interpolation. We construct a generalized numerical flux at element edges on the basis of a nonstaggered inhomogeneous dual mesh, which reproduces the one postulated by Kurganov and Tadmor under the assumption of homogeneous storage coefficient. Numerical simulations of two‐phase flow in strongly heterogeneous porous media illustrate the performance of the proposed scheme and highlight the important rule of the permeability–porosity correlation on finger growth and breakthrough curves. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高速列车用6008铝合金动态变形本构与损伤模型参数研究

高速列车在实际服役过程中会经受复杂的应力状态和环境条件,铝合金型材以其优良的力学和加工性能被广泛应用于新型高速列车的吸能结构,其防撞性能对高速列车的安全运行至关重要。本文针对一种新型轨道车辆用材料6008-T4铝合金型材进行了多种力学性能测试,包括动静态拉压实验、准静态高低温实验、不同应力路径的断裂实验等,提出了一种计算局部断裂应变的新方法,进而标定和获取了Johnson-Cook本构和损伤模型参数。最后利用平板侵彻实验来对所获取的参数进行检验,发现模拟和实验结果吻合良好,说明本文所获取的参数和参数标定方法都是有效的。     

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.      

A numerical study on the deformation and fracture modes of steel projectiles during Taylor bar impact tests

A heterogeneous material model based on macro-mechanical observations is proposed for simulation of fracture in steel projectiles during impact. A previous experimental study on the deformation and fracture of steel projectiles during Taylor bar impact tests resulted in a variety of failure modes. The accompanying material investigation showed that the materials used in the impact tests were heterogeneous on scales ranging from microstructure as investigated with SEM to variation in fracture strains from tensile tests. A normal distribution is employed to achieve a heterogeneous numerical model with respect to the fracture properties. The proposed material model is calibrated based on the tensile tests, and then used to independently simulate the Taylor bar impact tests. A preliminary investigation showed that the simulations are sensitive to assumptions regarding the anvil behaviour and friction properties. A flexible anvil and a yield-limited friction law are shown to be necessary to correctly reproduce the experimental behaviour. The proposed model is then shown to be capable of correctly reproducing all fracture modes but one, and also predict critical impact velocities for projectile fracture with reasonable accuracy. Fragmentation at velocities above the critical velocity is not well reproduced due to excessive element erosion. Measures to make the element erosion process more physical are proposed and discussed with their respective drawbacks. The use of a simple fracture criterion in combination with an element erosion technique accentuates the effect of distributing the fracture parameter.     

Pressure Transient Analysis for Multi-stage Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs

This article presents the PTA on the multi-stage fractured horizontal well in shale gas reservoirs incorporating desorption and diffusive flow in the matrix. Currently, most PTA models are simply based on Darcy flow both in natural fractures and matrix without considering the mechanisms of desorption and diffusion in shale matrix. Source function and Laplace transform with the numerical discrete method are employed to solve the mathematical model. The solution is presented in the Laplace domain so that the wellbore storage effect and skin factor can be easily incorporated by convolution. Type curves are plotted with Stehfest algorithm and different flow regimes are identified. The presented model could be used to interpret pressure signals more accurately for shale gas reservoirs.     

随机有限元方法在断裂分析中的应用

在幂律非线性随机有限元基础上,以单边裂纹板为例给出计算含量钢继裂参数,J（J积分）,δ（裂纹张开位移）,Δ（由裂纹引起的裂纹板上下底面相对位移）,θ（由裂纹引起的裂纹板上下底在相对转角）及其对基本随机变量变化率的方法和分析算例。     

金属试件变形断裂过程的计算模拟分析——组合功密度模型的应用

本文作者已建立了一个既适用于裂纹体亦适用于无裂纹体的统一损伤断裂模型——组合功密度模型。在本文中,作者应用该模型并结合大应变弹塑性有限元方法对40Cr制的圆棒光滑拉伸试件、圆棒切口拉伸试件和三点弯曲裂纹试件的变形和断裂过程进行了计算模拟。模拟结果很好地再现了两种圆棒拉伸试件的实验过程;而对于三点弯曲试件,模拟得到的载荷——加载位移关系曲线、裂纹扩展量——加载位移关系曲线、J_R阻力曲线和断裂韧性J_(IC)值等均与实测结果相当吻合。证实了该模型既能用于模拟预测无裂纹体中的裂纹萌生和扩展,也能模拟预测裂纹体中的裂纹起裂和稳定扩展过程。     

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...