Numerical Simulation of Influencing Factors of Hydraulic Fracture Network Development in Reservoirs with Pre-Existing Fractures

被引:9
作者
Zhao, Kai [1 ,2 ]
Li, Runsen [1 ]
Lei, Haoran [3 ]
Gao, Wei [1 ]
Zhang, Zhenwei [1 ]
Wang, Xiaoyun [1 ]
Qu, Le [1 ]
机构
[1] Xian Shiyou Univ, Coll Petr Engn, Xian 710065, Peoples R China
[2] Xian Shiyou Univ, Xian Key Lab Tight Oil Shale Oil Dev, Xian 710065, Peoples R China
[3] PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Co, Oil Prod Plant 11, Qingyang 745000, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
fracture intersection; fracture network; finite element method; hydraulic fracturing; NATURAL FRACTURES; PROPAGATION;
D O I
10.3390/pr10040773
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The intersection behavior of hydraulic fractures and single natural fractures has been studied in detail; however, in fractured reservoirs, natural fractures are numerous and interlaced and the intersection of hydraulic fractures and multiple natural fractures occurs during the fracturing process. This intersection behavior is more complex and there is a lack of research on this topic at present. In this study, a numerical simulation model of the interaction between hydraulic fractures and a series of natural fractures was established, the main factors that affect the formation scale of a fracture network during the hydraulic fracturing of a fractured reservoir were studied using the numerical simulation method, and the parameters were also studied. The results showed that the natural fracture trend, in situ stress difference, and injection flow rate have an impact on the scale of a fracture network. The larger the in situ stress difference, the smaller the scale of the fracture network, which gradually changes from multiple clusters of fractures to single fractures. The larger the injection flow rate, the larger the scale of the fracture network. In the uniform stress field, the direction of a natural fracture is closer to the direction of principal stress, so the lower the fracture extension pressure, the smaller the scale of the network. On the contrary, the farther away from the principal stress direction, the lower the fracture extension pressure and the higher the extension pressure, the larger the scale of the fracture network.
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