Nanopores to megafractures: Current challenges and methods for shale gas reservoir and hydraulic fracture characterization

CR Clarkson, B Haghshenas, A Ghanizadeh… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2016 - Elsevier
The past two decades have seen a tremendous focus by energy companies on the
development of shale gas resources in North America, resulting in an over-supply of natural …

[PDF][PDF] 考虑应力敏感的致密气多级压裂水平井试井分析

欧阳伟平, 孙贺东, 张冕 - 石油学报, 2018 - researchgate.net
根据致密气藏应力敏感实验数据和试井理论, 建立了渗透率随有效应力呈幂律形式变化的多级压
裂水平井三维数值试井模型. 采用混合单元有限元方法对模型进行求解, 得到了不同应力敏感 …

Flow consistency between non-Darcy flow in fracture network and nonlinear diffusion in matrix to gas production rate in fractured shale gas reservoirs

J Liu, JG Wang, F Gao, Y Ju, X Zhang… - Transport in Porous …, 2016 - Springer
Due to complex pore structures and ultra-low permeability in unconventional gas reservoirs,
the flow consistency between the macro-flow in fracture network and the micro-flow or gas …

Rate-transient analysis of liquid-rich tight/shale reservoirs using the dynamic drainage area concept: Examples from North American reservoirs

F Qanbari, CR Clarkson - SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology …, 2016 - onepetro.org
The early-time performance of multi-fractured horizontal wells is mainly controlled by fracture
geometry, total effective area of the fractures, and conductivity of the primary fracture system …

A semi-analytical model for multilateral horizontal wells in low-permeability naturally fractured reservoirs

H Wang, J Guo, L Zhang - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Multilateral horizontal wells (MLHWs) can significantly increase the reservoir exposure as
well as connect high-permeability areas (natural fractures), and thus have been widely …

An investigation of hydromechanical effect on well productivity in fractured porous media using full factorial experimental design

T Kadeethum, S Salimzadeh, HM Nick - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
We propose a statistical investigation of the hydromechanical effect on well productivity in
fractured porous media using full factorial experimental design. Factors affecting the well …

Pressure performance of multi-stage fractured horizontal well considering stress sensitivity and dual permeability in fractured gas reservoirs

Y Xu, X Li, Q Liu, X Tan - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Generally, the horizontal well multi-stage fracturing technology is widely used to enhance
single well production of tight or ultra-low permeability gas reservoirs. The deformation of the …

An approximate semianalytical multiphase forecasting method for multifractured tight light-oil wells with complex fracture geometry

CR Clarkson, F Qanbari - Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, 2015 - onepetro.org
There is now an array of analytical, semianalytical, and empirical forecasting methods that
can be used to history match and forecast multifractured horizontal wells (MFHWs) …

Uncertainty Quantification in Rate Transient Analysis of Multi-Fractured Tight Gas Wells Exhibiting Gas–Water Two-Phase Flow.

Y Wu, R Zheng, L Ma, X Feng - Water (20734441), 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
The production performances of fractured tight gas wells are closely related to several
complex and unknown factors, including the formation properties, fracture parameters, gas …

Approximate semi-analytical modeling of transient behavior of horizontal well intercepted by multiple pressure-dependent conductivity fractures in pressure-sensitive …

J Wang, A Jia, Y Wei, Y Qi - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Pressure sensitivity is a fundamental issue in the investigation of transient performance
analysis in unconventional reservoirs. In this study, the focus is put on the transient behavior …