Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences
Abstract Multistage horizontal fracturing technology of reservoirs has been widely used to enhance tight hydrocarbon resource recovery. Determining the proper perforation cluster spacing is crucial to developing a complex fracture network that connects natural rock fractures and facilitates gas flow...
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| description | Abstract Multistage horizontal fracturing technology of reservoirs has been widely used to enhance tight hydrocarbon resource recovery. Determining the proper perforation cluster spacing is crucial to developing a complex fracture network that connects natural rock fractures and facilitates gas flow in reservoirs. The stress shadow effect that occurs between multiple clusters has a significant effect on the development of the fracture network in reservoirs. The quantification of the stress shadow effect and its influences on the development of fracture networks has not been resolved satisfactorily due to experimental and numerical difficulties with detecting and identifying crack propagation and intersection in deep reservoirs. In this study, we used an adaptive finite element-discrete element method to analyze crack propagation and intersection in tight shale reservoirs by altering perforation spacings and fracture sequences. The effects of five perforation cluster spacings using sequential, simultaneous and parallel fracturing techniques were compared. The non-linear properties of shales, hydromechanical coupling and fluid leak-off effects, proppant transport, dual-rupture criteria of strength and energy, and intersection of hydraulic fractures were taken into account in the simulation. The areas affected by the stress shadow and the optimum perforation cluster spacing in terms of hydraulic fracture propagation lengths, volumes, and microseismic magnitudes were evaluated when adopting different fracturing methods. This study extends the understanding of the impact of the different independent factors that contribute to the stress shadow effect and, therefore, provides new information to help guide wellbore completion design in horizontal fracturing wells. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7adb559d365746d1ae965613e6e0a7f22024-12-01T12:50:16ZengSpringerGeomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources2363-84192363-84272024-11-0110112010.1007/s40948-024-00870-xStress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequencesYang Ju0Jinxin Song1Yongliang Wang2State Key Laboratory for Fine Exploration and Intelligent Development of Coal Resources, China University of Mining & TechnologySchool of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining & TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Fine Exploration and Intelligent Development of Coal Resources, China University of Mining & TechnologyAbstract Multistage horizontal fracturing technology of reservoirs has been widely used to enhance tight hydrocarbon resource recovery. Determining the proper perforation cluster spacing is crucial to developing a complex fracture network that connects natural rock fractures and facilitates gas flow in reservoirs. The stress shadow effect that occurs between multiple clusters has a significant effect on the development of the fracture network in reservoirs. The quantification of the stress shadow effect and its influences on the development of fracture networks has not been resolved satisfactorily due to experimental and numerical difficulties with detecting and identifying crack propagation and intersection in deep reservoirs. In this study, we used an adaptive finite element-discrete element method to analyze crack propagation and intersection in tight shale reservoirs by altering perforation spacings and fracture sequences. The effects of five perforation cluster spacings using sequential, simultaneous and parallel fracturing techniques were compared. The non-linear properties of shales, hydromechanical coupling and fluid leak-off effects, proppant transport, dual-rupture criteria of strength and energy, and intersection of hydraulic fractures were taken into account in the simulation. The areas affected by the stress shadow and the optimum perforation cluster spacing in terms of hydraulic fracture propagation lengths, volumes, and microseismic magnitudes were evaluated when adopting different fracturing methods. This study extends the understanding of the impact of the different independent factors that contribute to the stress shadow effect and, therefore, provides new information to help guide wellbore completion design in horizontal fracturing wells.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-024-00870-xMultistage fracturingStress shadow effectCluster spacingFracturing sequenceFracture propagation characteristicsMicroseismic events |
| spellingShingle | Yang Ju Jinxin Song Yongliang Wang Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources Multistage fracturing Stress shadow effect Cluster spacing Fracturing sequence Fracture propagation characteristics Microseismic events |
| title | Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences |
| title_full | Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences |
| title_fullStr | Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences |
| title_short | Stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs: a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences |
| title_sort | stress shadow effects in multistage horizontal hydrofracturing of tight reservoirs a numerical analysis considering perforation cluster spacings and fracturing sequences |
| topic | Multistage fracturing Stress shadow effect Cluster spacing Fracturing sequence Fracture propagation characteristics Microseismic events |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-024-00870-x |
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