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Productivity prediction model and analysis of horizontal well in fractured heavy oil reservoir

  • GAO Ying ,
  • ZHU Weiyao ,
  • QIN Shenggao ,
  • YUE Ming ,
  • ZHANG Xueling ,
  • LIANG Shoucheng
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  • 1. School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. Postdoctoral Program of China Center for Industrial Security Research, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China;
    3. Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation, Beijing 100029, China;
    4. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    5. CNOOC Research Institute, Beijing 100028, China

Received date: 2015-04-21

  Revised date: 2015-05-04

  Online published: 2015-06-11

Abstract

Based on the dual fractal dimension in the fractal theory, the linear density of fractures and the equivalent permeability are characterized by the fractal dimensions of the fracture width and the tortuosity. The seepage field around the horizontal well bore is divided into two regions: the inner seepage region and the outer elliptical nonlinear seepage region. A mathematical model for the two-region coupling steady flow is established based on the conservation law of mass and the motion equation, and the productivity equation is obtained. It is shown that the larger the fractal dimension of the fracture width, the greater the linear density of the fractures, and the larger the equivalent permeability. The greater the tortuosity fractal dimension, the lower the equivalent permeability. Increasing the horizontal well length can have a great impact on the productivity improvement. As the power- law exponent increases, the influence on the productivity of the horizontal well grows, when the power-law exponent n is greater than 0.75. The increase of the threshold pressure gradient leads to a larger decrease rate of the productivity.

Cite this article

GAO Ying , ZHU Weiyao , QIN Shenggao , YUE Ming , ZHANG Xueling , LIANG Shoucheng . Productivity prediction model and analysis of horizontal well in fractured heavy oil reservoir[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2015 , 33(11) : 34 -38 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2015.11.005

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