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Integrated 3D Numerical Modelling of Pressure Behavior and Casing Response at Offset Monitor Well During Fracturing 邻井监测井压裂过程中压力行为与套管响应的集成三维数值模拟
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212316-ms
Gongsheng Li, Nobuo Morita, D. Zhu, E. Kerr, Andrew Johnson, Katie Ross, E. Estrada, R. Scofield
Offset monitor wells experience stress, strain and pressure changes due to far-field fracture propagation. The pressure interference as hydraulic fractures propagate and intersect the casing directly results in a casing inner volume change and monitor well surface pressure change. The pressure behavior has been analyzed by a patented method, Sealed Wellbore Pressure Monitoring (SWPM), and it is an effective means to detect frac hits. To extend the understanding of this pressure behavior for wider applications, we proposed a methodology of simulating the casing response and corresponding pressure change of the offset well during hydraulic fracturing. The objective is to investigate the strain/pressure response along the monitor well casing for different scenarios of fracture intersection. In this study, an analytical model for computing the stress/strain in a casing-cement-formation system was developed based on the well-known solution of stress in a thick wall cylinder. The integrated numerical model consists of a fracture propagation model, a 3D geo-mechanical model, and a transient fluid flow model. Prior to analyzing the monitoring well pressure response, fracture propagation is modeled using a commercial software to give information of fracture geometry and fracture net pressure. The 3D fluid flow model and the geo-mechanical model of fractured rock and monitor well casing were established with finite-element method. With the input parameter of fracture geometry and net pressure distribution from the fracture propagation model, the integrated model can be used to solve the total stress-displacement behavior within the simulation domain. Using this approach, the volume change of the monitor well casing, and the corresponding surface pressure behavior can be estimated. The simulated strains along the monitor well casing of a radial fracture show the numerical simulation results agree well with the existing analytical solution. When a fracture crosses the monitor well, the standard surface pressure behavior is: (A) pressure increases due to fracture intersection; (B) pressure increase slows down as fracture tip travels some distance away from the casing; (C) pressure declines after the treatment well is shut-in. The first pressure increase is caused by casing radius reduction while the pressure fall-off is greatly affected by the far-field leakoff coefficient and permeability. The simulated results, and also the published data indicate that the typical pressure response for a single fracture hitting is on the order of 1 psi. When multiple fractures intersect the casing, a higher surface pressure increase is observed compared to single fracture case due to higher net pressure, and longer impacted section along the casing. Combined with the interpretation of DAS, this approach can identify the number and locations of the fractures that intersect the far field monitor well.
邻井监测井由于远场裂缝扩展而经历应力、应变和压力变化。水力裂缝扩展并与套管相交时产生的压力干扰直接导致套管内部体积的变化,并监测井面压力的变化。通过一种专利方法——密封井筒压力监测(SWPM)——对压力行为进行了分析,这是检测压裂命中的有效手段。为了扩大对这种压力行为的理解,将其应用到更广泛的应用中,我们提出了一种模拟水力压裂过程中邻井套管响应和相应压力变化的方法。目的是研究监测井套管在不同裂缝相交情况下的应变/压力响应。在此基础上,建立了套管-水泥-地层系统中应力/应变的解析模型。综合数值模型包括裂缝扩展模型、三维地球力学模型和瞬态流体流动模型。在分析监测井压力响应之前,使用商业软件对裂缝扩展进行建模,以提供裂缝几何形状和裂缝净压力信息。采用有限元法建立了三维流体流动模型和裂缝岩石及监测井套管的地球力学模型。集成模型以裂缝几何参数和裂缝扩展模型的净压力分布为输入参数,可用于求解模拟域内的总应力-位移特性。利用这种方法,可以估计监测井套管的体积变化,以及相应的地面压力变化。径向裂缝沿监测井套管的应变模拟结果表明,数值模拟结果与已有的解析解吻合较好。当裂缝穿过监测井时,标准的地面压力表现为:(a)裂缝相交导致压力增加;(B)当裂缝尖端离开套管一段距离时,压力增长减慢;(C)关井后压力下降。套管半径减小导致第一次压力升高,而压力下降受远场泄漏系数和渗透率的影响较大。模拟结果和已发表的数据表明,单次裂缝撞击的典型压力响应约为1 psi。当多道裂缝与套管相交时,由于净压力更高,沿套管的受冲击段更长,因此与单道裂缝情况相比,地表压力增加更高。结合DAS的解释,该方法可以识别与远场监测井相交的裂缝的数量和位置。
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Real-Time Monitoring of Fracture Dynamics with a Contrast Agent-Assisted Electromagnetic Method 利用造影剂辅助的电磁方法实时监测裂缝动态
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212376-ms
Mohsen Ahmadian, M. Haddad, Liangze Cui, A. Kleinhammes, P. Doyle, Jeffrey Chen, Trevor Pugh, Q. Liu, Yuehua Wu, Darwin Mohajeri
In collaboration with the Advanced Energy Consortium, our team has previously demonstrated that the placement of electrically active proppants (EAPs) in a hydraulic fracture surveyed by electromagnetic (EM) methods can enhance the imaging of the stimulated reservoir volumes during hydraulic fracturing. That work culminated in constructing a well-characterized EAP-filled fracture anomaly at the Devine field pilot site (DFPS). In subsequent laboratory studies, we observed that the electrical conductivity of our EAP correlates with changes in pressure, salinity, and flow. Thus, we postulated that the EAP could be used as an in-situ sensor for the remote monitoring of these changes in previously EAP-filled fractures. This paper presents our latest field data from the DFPS to demonstrate such correlations at an intermediate pilot scale. We conducted surface-based EM surveys during freshwater (200 ppm) and saltwater (2,500 ppm) slug injections while running surfaced-based EM surveys. Simultaneously, we measured the following: 1) bottomhole pressure and salinity in five monitoring wells; 2) injection rate using high-precision data loggers; 3) distributed acoustic sensors in four monitoring wells; and 4) tiltmeter data on the survey area. We demonstrated that injections into an EAP-filled fracture could be successfully coupled with real-time electric field measurements on the surface, leading to remote monitoring of dynamic changes within the EAP-filled fracture. Furthermore, by comparing the electrical field traces with the bottomhole pressure, flow rate, and salinity, we concluded that the observed electric field in our study is influenced by fracture dilation and flow rate. Salinity effect was observed when saltwater was injected. EM simulations solely based on assumptions of fracture conductivity changes during injection did not reproduce all of the measured electric field magnitudes. Preliminary estimates showed that including streaming potential in our geophysical model may be needed to reduce the simulation mismatch. The methods developed and demonstrated during this study will lead to a better understanding of the extent of fracture networks, formation stress states, fluid leakoff and invasion, characterizations of engineered fracture systems, and other applications where monitoring subsurface flow tracking is deemed important.
通过与Advanced Energy Consortium的合作,我们的团队之前已经证明,通过电磁(EM)方法在水力裂缝中放置电活性支撑剂(EAPs)可以增强水力压裂过程中被压裂油藏体积的成像。这项工作最终在Devine油田试验点(DFPS)建立了一个具有良好特征的eap填充裂缝异常。在随后的实验室研究中,我们观察到EAP的电导率与压力、盐度和流量的变化有关。因此,我们假设EAP可以用作原位传感器,用于远程监测先前填充EAP的裂缝的这些变化。本文介绍了DFPS的最新现场数据,以在中间中试规模上证明这种相关性。在注入淡水(200ppm)和盐水(2500ppm)段塞流期间,我们进行了地面电磁测量。同时,对5口监测井进行了井底压力和矿化度测量;2)注入速率采用高精度数据记录仪;3) 4口监测井分布声传感器;4)测区倾斜仪数据。我们证明,注入eap充填的裂缝可以成功地与地面的实时电场测量相结合,从而远程监测eap充填裂缝内的动态变化。此外,通过将电场轨迹与井底压力、流速和矿化度进行比较,我们得出结论,研究中观察到的电场受到裂缝扩张和流速的影响。注入盐水后观察到盐度效应。仅基于注入过程中裂缝导电性变化的假设进行的电磁模拟并不能再现所有测量到的电场强度。初步估计表明,可能需要在我们的地球物理模型中包括流势,以减少模拟不匹配。在这项研究中开发和演示的方法将有助于更好地了解裂缝网络的范围、地层应力状态、流体泄漏和侵入、工程裂缝系统的特征,以及其他监测地下流动跟踪的重要应用。
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Simul-Frac Candidate Wells Identified in the Delaware Basin via Remote Operations 通过远程操作在Delaware盆地发现了候选的同时压裂井
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212333-ms
Matador Completions Team, Jesse Street
The efficiencies observed in simul-frac operations are commonly associated with a singular, four-plus well pad containing an even number of wells. These efficiencies yield significant savings and reduction in overall completion time, expedite first-production and substantially reduce the time in which offset wells are shut in during frac operations. The introduction of remote simul-frac operations in the Delaware Basin, proven by Matador Resources Company in their Stateline asset, has removed this operational single-pad limitation by connecting adjacent multi-well pads and opening the opportunity to capitalize on ‘traditional’ simul-frac efficiencies on multiple pads simultaneously. Simul-frac is the use of a singular frac crew to simultaneously stimulate two separate wells. In most cases, the frac crew is equipped with an increase in hydraulic horsepower to be able to achieve rates ranging from 120 – 160 barrels per minute. The backside equipment in a Simul-Frac operation remains relatively unchanged, with the crew still utilizing only one blender. In earliest trials, wells completed via simul-frac operations were on the same pad and potentially receiving an uneven split of the fracturing slurry. By splitting the flow on the low- and high-pressure side of the frac, Matador and Universal Pressure Pumping were able to evenly meter the flow of slurry to two separate banks of pumps on location. One bank led to a zipper manifold on the same location that directed flow accordingly. The other bank directed flow along a 1,500′ high-pressure flanged-pipe frac line to an adjacent location to stimulate its "partner" well. Remote, satellite-communicating pressure gauges were used to monitor pressures on the adjacent pad. Matador has reported savings of up to ~7.5% of total completion spend per well and increased completed lateral footage per day by upwards of 50% on four well simul-fracs. Six of eleven batched wells in the Stateline asset were selected as a pilot location in Q4 of 2021 for remote simul-frac operations. Two three-well pads, Pad A and Pad B, were to be connected via high-pressure frac line and simultaneously stimulated. A Universal frac spread capable of 160 bpm was rigged up on Pad A and successfully stimulated wells on both Pad A and Pad B, via a high-pressure remote frac line throughout the job. The remote frac operations were a success; 6 wells, 407 stages, and over 73,000 lateral feet were completed in just under 33 days. In addition to the ~7.5% total completion spend per well savings, Matador was able to reduce total completion time by roughly 20 days, which brought forward production on the 11 well batch by 20 days and simultaneously reduced shut-in time of 16 offset wells. Successful remote simul-frac operations have enabled Matador to revisit a much wider variety of planned pads as candidates for simul-frac activity. After successful implementation in Q4 2021, Matador was able to increase its 2022 simul-frac activity by 91% due
在同时压裂作业中观察到的效率通常与包含偶数口井的单个4 +井台有关。这些效率显著节省了成本,减少了整体完井时间,加快了首次生产,并大大减少了压裂作业中邻井的关井时间。Matador资源公司在特拉华盆地的Stateline资产中验证了远程同步压裂作业的引入,通过连接相邻的多井平台,消除了这种操作上的单一区块限制,并有机会同时利用“传统”的多区块同步压裂效率。同时压裂是指使用单个压裂人员同时对两口独立的井进行增产。在大多数情况下,压裂人员配备了增加的液压马力,能够达到120 - 160桶/分钟的速度。同时压裂作业中的后部设备保持相对不变,工作人员仍然只使用一台搅拌器。在早期的试验中,通过同时压裂作业完成的井位于同一区块,可能会导致压裂液的不均匀分裂。通过在压裂的低压侧和高压侧分离流体,Matador和Universal Pressure Pumping能够将泥浆均匀地输送到两个独立的泵组。其中一排通向同一位置的拉链歧管,从而引导水流。另一层沿着1500英尺高压法兰管压裂线将流体引导到邻近的位置,以刺激其“伙伴”井。远程卫星通信压力表被用来监测邻近发射台的压力。Matador公司报告称,每口井可节省高达7.5%的完井总成本,并且在4口井同时压裂的情况下,每天完成的分支井进尺增加了50%以上。2021年第四季度,Stateline资产的11口成批井中有6口被选为远程同步压裂作业的试点地点。A和B两个三井平台将通过高压压裂管线连接,并同时进行增产作业。在整个作业过程中,通过高压远程压裂管线,在A区块安装了一个速度为每分钟160次的通用压裂装置,并成功地对A区块和B区块的油井进行了增产。远程压裂作业取得了成功;在不到33天的时间内,完成了6口井,407个阶段,73000多个分支英尺。除了每口井节省约7.5%的总完井费用外,Matador还能够将总完井时间缩短约20天,使11口井的产量提前了20天,同时减少了16口邻井的关井时间。成功的远程同步压裂作业使Matador能够重新考虑更多种类的计划平台,作为同步压裂活动的候选平台。在2021年第四季度成功实施后,由于远程操作,Matador能够将其2022年的同期压裂活动增加91%。
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Results from a Collaborative Industry Study on Parent/Child Interactions: Bakken, Permian Basin, and Montney Bakken、Permian盆地和Montney地区亲子互动的协同产业研究结果
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212321-ms
M. McClure, Magdalene Albrecht, Carl Bernet, C. Cipolla, Kenneth Etcheverry, G. Fowler, A. Fuhr, Amin Gherabati, Michelle Johnston, P. Kaufman, Mason Mackay, Michael G. McKimmy, Carlos Miranda, Claudia Molina, Christopher Ponners, D. Ratcliff, Janz Rondon, Ankush Singh, Rohit Sinha, Anthony Sung, Jian Xu, J. Yeo, Rob Zinselmeyer
This paper presents results from a collaborative industry study involving ten high-quality pad-scale datasets from the Delaware Basin, Midland Basin, Bakken, and Montney. The study had three primary goals: (a) compare/contrast observations between each dataset, (b) identify general strategies that can be used to mitigate parent/child impacts, and (c) provide concrete recommendations to optimize fracture design and well placement. For each dataset, an integrated hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulation model was constructed and history matched to the observations. The models were calibrated to production data and pressure measurements, as well as to diagnostics such as: distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), microseismic, downhole imaging, chemical tracers, geochemical production allocations, and pressure observations from offset wells. History matching was performed by varying formation properties and model inputs to ensure consistency with the observations. Once the models were calibrated, the same set of approximately 120 sensitivity analysis simulations was performed on each model. Finally, an automated algorithm was used to quantitatively optimize fracture design and well placement to maximize economic performance. At each step in the process, the results were analyzed to identify the similarities and differences between the datasets and to explain why. The results show how differences in stratigraphy, well configuration, fracture design, and formation properties drive differences in parent/child phenomena. Optimal strategies to mitigate challenges depend on these site-specific conditions. Negative impacts from parent/child interactions cannot be entirely avoided. There is no strategy that can prevent the most important cause of child well underperformance – that wells are attempting to produce hydrocarbons from rock that has already been significantly depleted by parent well production. However, strategic design choices and quantitative economic optimization can significantly improve net present value and return on investment.
本文介绍了一项合作行业研究的结果,该研究涉及来自Delaware盆地、Midland盆地、Bakken和Montney的10个高质量平台规模数据集。该研究有三个主要目标:(a)比较/对比每个数据集之间的观察结果,(b)确定可用于减轻父/子影响的一般策略,以及(c)提供优化裂缝设计和井位的具体建议。对于每个数据集,构建了一个集成的水力压裂和储层模拟模型,并将历史与观测结果相匹配。这些模型经过了生产数据和压力测量的校准,以及分布式声学传感(DAS)、微地震、井下成像、化学示踪剂、地球化学生产分配和邻井压力观测等诊断。通过改变地层属性和模型输入来进行历史匹配,以确保与观测结果的一致性。一旦模型被校准,在每个模型上执行相同的一组大约120个灵敏度分析模拟。最后,采用自动化算法定量优化裂缝设计和井眼布置,以实现经济效益最大化。在这个过程的每一步,结果都被分析,以确定数据集之间的相似点和不同点,并解释原因。研究结果表明,地层、井型、裂缝设计和地层性质的差异如何导致父/子现象的差异。缓解挑战的最佳策略取决于这些特定的场地条件。父母与孩子互动的负面影响是无法完全避免的。目前还没有一种策略可以防止子井表现不佳的最重要原因——油井试图从已经被母井生产严重消耗的岩石中开采碳氢化合物。然而,战略性设计选择和定量经济优化可以显著提高净现值和投资回报。
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The Economics of Refracturing in the Haynesville 海恩斯维尔地区重复压裂的经济学
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212371-ms
R. Barba, M. Villarreal
The Haynesville organic shale has just under 3600 wells, completed before mid-2016, with cluster spacings over 50 feet. This wide spacing resulted in many wells having missed or bypassed reserve recovery due to inefficient completions. Understandably these wells would be prime candidates for refracturing. Refracs have the advantage of lower up-front capital cost, fewer operational issues that rely on functioning supply chains, and significantly lower carbon footprint than new wells that need to be drilled prior to completion. However, a frequent concern is that refracs in the Haynesville cannot compete with new well economics. We looked at both public and operator refrac data to identify the criteria that makes a good Haynesville refrac candidate. We offer case studies to show the economic performance of 45 Haynesville liner refracs using actual post refrac decline data and current well costs. Both the economic value of the post refrac production is included along with the economic value of protecting infill wells from asymmetric fractures. An analysis of the completion design for a typical Haynesville refrac is also provided to demonstrate that significant upside remains for improvement if "best practices" are applied. These include Extreme Limited Entry (XLE), zero-degree top perforations per cluster, larger diameter expandable liners, and microproppant in the prepad. In our data set, the typical Haynesville refrac completion has very low pressure drops (520 psi pre-erosion) across the perforations. With average treating pressures of 9500 psi there is limited room for higher pressure drops due to a 10,500-psi surface pressure limit. And so, the available delta pressure for treatment is limited to +/- 500 psi when a 2500 to 3000 psi pressure drop is recommended to maximize cluster efficiency (Hausveit 2020). With the author’s recommended practices, over 2500 psi of excess friction losses can be avoided, providing adequate margin to achieve the recommended pressure drop. With increased cluster efficiency, increased recovery factors should follow. While Haynesville refracs have successfully increased estimated ultimate recovery (EUR), when "best practices" are followed, the economic returns should be highly competitive with new-well completion economics. If the refracs had the 60% average cluster efficiency values from several studies done on poorly diverted treatments (Weddle 2018 and Miller 2011) the total NPV10 for a P50 refrac is equivalent to the new well NPV10 values.
Haynesville有机页岩在2016年中期之前完成了近3600口井,井簇间距超过50英尺。由于完井效率低下,这种宽间距导致许多井错过或绕过了储量采收率。可以理解,这些井将成为重复压裂的首选。与完井前需要钻的新井相比,refacs的优势在于前期资本成本较低,依赖于正常运作的供应链的运营问题较少,并且碳足迹显著降低。然而,人们经常担心的是,Haynesville的折叠井无法与新井的经济效益相竞争。我们查看了公共和运营商的裂缝数据,以确定Haynesville裂缝候选的标准。我们提供了案例研究,利用实际的压裂后下降数据和当前的井成本,展示了45条Haynesville尾管压裂的经济效益。压裂后生产的经济价值和保护填充井不受不对称裂缝影响的经济价值都包括在内。通过对Haynesville典型裂缝完井设计的分析,证明了如果采用“最佳实践”,则仍有很大的改进空间。这些措施包括极限有限射孔(XLE)、每个射孔簇的零度顶射孔、更大直径的可膨胀尾管和预垫中的微支撑剂。在我们的数据集中,典型的Haynesville压裂完井在射孔处的压降非常低(预侵蚀前为520 psi)。平均处理压力为9500 psi,由于地表压力限制为10500 psi,因此压力降空间有限。因此,当建议压降为2500 ~ 3000 psi时,可用于处理的δ压力限制在+/- 500 psi,以最大限度地提高簇效率(Hausveit 2020)。根据作者推荐的做法,可以避免超过2500 psi的额外摩擦损失,提供足够的余量来实现推荐的压降。随着集群效率的提高,采收率也会随之提高。虽然Haynesville压裂成功地提高了估计的最终采收率(EUR),但当遵循“最佳实践”时,经济回报应该与新井完井经济具有很强的竞争力。如果重复压裂具有60%的平均簇效率值(Weddle 2018和Miller 2011),那么P50次重复压裂的总NPV10相当于新井的NPV10值。
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Field Applications of Quantitative Fracture Diagnostic From Distributed Temperature Warmback Analysis 基于分布温度回温分析的裂缝定量诊断的现场应用
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212380-ms
Y. Mao, C. Godefroy, M. Gysen
Fracture diagnostic on a cluster scale of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing wells remains challenging but essential to determine the quality of the stimulation operation and the completion strategies for future wells. Since the stimulation fluid is injected at a different temperature compared to the original geothermal, the considerably modified and highly heterogeneous thermal profile after stimulation presents significant potential to serve for fracture diagnostic purposes. In this work, a model to analyze the temperature signal associated with the shut-in period after hydraulic fracturing is presented, along with the pilot testing of two datasets. The model extends the scope of traditional thermal injection profiling algorithm with fracture diagnostic functions. During the development process, we incorporate the existing warmback model of conventional wells in analyzing shut-in temperature data with a newly developed stimulated region thermal model. Two main outputs of the model, the injection fluid intake and the fracture propagation extent, are estimated and tested. The model is then automated and thoroughly implemented in the software package. The primary applications of this work are injection fluid intake and fracture propagation extent of each perforation cluster in fractured wells. The spatial resolution of the injection profiling and fracture growth can reach the sub-meter scale (same as the distributed temperature sensing spatial resolution). Compared to the conventional radial warmback model, the temperature signals from the fractured well show a much faster warming trend while taking relatively larger amounts of injection fluid. This behavior can be attributed to the additional heat loss to the unstimulated region and larger contact area between clusters. On the other hand, leak-off fluids create a cooler stimulated region around the fracture plane, which makes the warmback trend slower compared to the linear flow regime model. The model developed in this study considers both behaviors to simulate the actual datasets. The inverse model estimates the fracture propagation extent in both the stimulated region as well as the fracture plane. Both estimations can jointly infer the leak-off extent of an individual cluster. As a pilot project, this model is tested on warmback temperature data from two datasets. The injection profiling results using the model are consistent with profiles obtained from other data sources, while the estimated fracture propagation extents of individual clusters present different types of fracture geometry (symmetrical, asymmetrical, double peaks, etc.). Quantitative injection profiling and fracture propagation extent estimations of an individual cluster using warmback analysis have been proven viable and reliable in this field study. It could be the first quantitative warmback analysis applied to fracture wells in the industry.
多段水力压裂井的裂缝诊断仍然具有挑战性,但对于确定增产作业的质量和未来井的完井策略至关重要。由于注入的增产液的温度与原来的地热不同,因此增产后的热剖面经过了很大的改变,且高度不均匀,这为裂缝诊断提供了巨大的潜力。在这项工作中,提出了一个分析水力压裂后关井期相关温度信号的模型,并对两个数据集进行了试点测试。该模型扩展了传统热注入剖面算法的范围,具有裂缝诊断功能。在开发过程中,我们将现有的常规井回温模型与新开发的增产区热模型结合起来分析关井温度数据。对该模型的两个主要输出,即注入液量和裂缝扩展程度进行了估计和测试。然后,该模型被自动化并在软件包中完全实现。该工作的主要应用是压裂井中各射孔簇的注入液量和裂缝扩展程度。注入剖面和裂缝扩展的空间分辨率可以达到亚米尺度(与分布式感温空间分辨率相同)。与常规的径向回温模型相比,压裂井在注入量较大的情况下,温度信号的升温趋势要快得多。这种行为可以归因于额外的热损失到未受刺激的区域和团簇之间更大的接触面积。另一方面,泄漏流体在裂缝面周围形成了一个较冷的受激区域,与线性流动模式相比,这使得回温趋势变慢。本研究开发的模型考虑了这两种行为来模拟实际数据集。逆模型既估算了受刺激区域的裂缝扩展程度,也估算了裂缝平面的裂缝扩展程度。这两种估计可以共同推断单个簇的泄漏程度。作为一个试点项目,该模型在两个数据集的暖背温度数据上进行了测试。利用该模型获得的注入剖面结果与其他数据源获得的剖面结果一致,而估算的单个簇的裂缝扩展程度呈现出不同类型的裂缝几何形状(对称、不对称、双峰等)。在现场研究中,使用暖回分析对单个簇进行定量注入剖面和裂缝扩展程度估计已被证明是可行和可靠的。这可能是业内第一个应用于压裂井的定量回温分析。
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Nitrogen Foam Fracturing in the Oil Window of the San Juan Basin: A Multi- Disciplined Approach Contributes to Significant Well Results 圣胡安盆地油窗氮气泡沫压裂:一种多学科的方法,获得了显著的井效
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212343-ms
Ningning Li, Matt Slowinski, Don Koenig, B. Weaver, Naomi Valenzuela, Curtis Searle, Adrian Reece, Sabrina Sullivan, Jack Rosenthal
The operator has successfully drilled and completed more than fifty horizontal oil wells in the subnormally pressured Gallup Sandstone (Mancos Formation) within the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. All the wells were fracture stimulated using 70% quality Nitrogen (N2) foam with 20/40 sand. N2 fracs are uncommon in modern completions but provide numerous benefits for operations in the San Juan Basin. Benefits of N2 foam fracs include reduced water usage, less proppant settling (improved carrying capacity of proppant), and less parent/child interference. The N2 fluid is high-viscosity and promotes higher height/length growth with improved fracture width relative to low viscosity completion fluids. These properties of N2 foam fluids help prevent damage to parent wells and result in an ideal fracture geometry. This paper discusses methodologies employed by the operator resulting in significant improvements to well results. Methods include a) fracture design/modeling optimization with N2, b) parent and child well management, c) strategies for mitigating fracture-driven interactions, and d) a presentation of well results. The paper compares the completion parameters used in newly drilled wells versus legacy wells and contemporary offset completions to provide context to well results. Additionally, pressure management is utilized during flowback and production of both parent and child wells, resulting in improvements in oil productivity, load recovery, and minimal proppant returns during flowback. Pressure management incorporates both wellhead choke management and gas injection volume management as methods to maintain reservoir pressure in the short and long term. The combination of N2 foam hydraulic fracs, pressure management during flowback, and production optimization has led to significant improvements in horizontal Gallup sandstone well production. Incremental improvements have been made to all aspects of the completion, flowback, and production processes. Nitrogen foam fracturing is an understudied completion design that has had limited deployment in oil reservoirs across the oil industry. Strong production results from Gallup Sandstone N2 completions suggest that the technology is worth further consideration and study. This methodology could provide insights for other operators with similar reservoir conditions.
该公司已在新墨西哥州圣胡安盆地的盖洛普砂岩(Mancos地层)成功钻完50多口水平井。所有井都使用了质量为70%的氮气(N2)泡沫和20/40的砂子进行压裂。N2压裂在现代完井中并不常见,但它为圣胡安盆地的作业带来了许多好处。氮气泡沫压裂的优点包括减少用水量,减少支撑剂沉降(提高支撑剂的携带能力),减少父母/孩子的干扰。与低粘度完井液相比,N2流体具有高粘度,能够提高裂缝宽度,促进更高的高度/长度增长。N2泡沫流体的这些特性有助于防止对母井的破坏,并形成理想的裂缝形状。本文讨论了作业者所采用的方法,这些方法显著改善了钻井效果。方法包括:a)利用N2进行裂缝设计/建模优化;b)母井和子井管理;c)缓解裂缝驱动相互作用的策略;d)井结果展示。本文将新井的完井参数与传统井和现代邻井的完井参数进行了比较,以提供井结果的背景。此外,在母井和子井的反排和生产过程中,还采用了压力管理,从而提高了原油产量、负荷回收率,并减少了反排过程中的支撑剂回吐。压力管理包括井口节流管理和注气量管理,作为短期和长期保持油藏压力的方法。氮气泡沫水力压裂、反排过程中的压力管理和生产优化相结合,显著提高了盖洛普砂岩水平井的产量。在完井、返排和生产过程的各个方面都进行了逐步改进。氮气泡沫压裂是一种尚未充分研究的完井设计,在整个石油行业的油藏中应用有限。盖洛普砂岩N2完井的良好生产结果表明,该技术值得进一步考虑和研究。该方法可以为其他具有类似油藏条件的作业者提供参考。
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Hydraulic Fracturing Value Boosting Through Operational Innovation and Data Analytics, MDC and Inchi Fields Case Study 通过操作创新和数据分析提高水力压裂价值,MDC和Inchi Fields案例研究
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212372-ms
F. Salazar, N. Vasconez, Pedro Artola, Dorian Jaramillo, Diego Cueva, D. Cuenca, Bernardo Coronel, Mauricio Unapanta
A fracturing campaign in mature fields in Ecuador demonstrated the advantages of hydraulic fracturing to optimize production and maximize the extraction of the remaining reserves. Good design practices were key to the success of the fracturing campaign in MDC and Inchi fields. Initially, a comprehensive process of characterization was carried out to select the candidates for hydraulic fracturing in the Napo U and T formations to perform an initial fracturing campaign, studying among other characteristics, reservoir permeability, skin, pore pressure, remaining oil saturation, porosity, geomechanical properties, and completion integrity. A small group of wells was selected for hydraulic fracturing using the channel fracturing technique. The second phase consisted of optimizing the fracture design by improving the fracture geometry and conductivity, as well as the application proppant flowback control. Improved fracture geometry and proppant flowback prevention were identified as key elements for the success of the fracturing campaign in these mature fields. Fracturing channel technique was implemented to generate higher fracture conductivity in a low reservoir pressure environment by creating a highly conductive fracture that reduce the drawdown pressure during production. Because of successful implementation, the channel fracturing technique became the preferred completion method in the field for wells requiring stimulation. Twenty five hydraulic fracturing treatments were performed from 2018 to 2022, all demonstrating outstanding production results. The implementation of hydraulic fracturing increased the volume of recoverable reserves by 20%. Operationally, the application of channel fracturing allowed performing more aggressive pump schedules without the risk of screenout, achieving fracture conductivities in the order of 90,000 md-ft and skin values of –2 and –3.5. The learning curve and the results obtained in these fields are important sources of information for implementing hydraulic fracturing in mature fields to increase production and reduce risk.
厄瓜多尔成熟油田的压裂试验证明了水力压裂在优化产量和最大限度地开采剩余储量方面的优势。良好的设计实践是MDC和Inchi油田压裂作业成功的关键。首先,进行了全面的表征过程,以选择Napo U和T地层的水力压裂候选层,进行初始压裂作业,研究其他特征,包括储层渗透率、表皮、孔隙压力、剩余油饱和度、孔隙度、地质力学性质和完井完整性。选择了一小部分井进行水力压裂,采用通道压裂技术。第二阶段包括通过改善裂缝几何形状和导流能力来优化裂缝设计,以及应用支撑剂返排控制。改善裂缝形状和防止支撑剂返排是这些成熟油田压裂作业成功的关键因素。采用压裂通道技术,在低储层压力环境下,通过创造高导流性裂缝,降低生产过程中的压降压力,从而产生更高的裂缝导流能力。由于该技术的成功实施,该技术已成为油田增产井的首选完井方法。从2018年到2022年,共进行了25次水力压裂,均取得了良好的生产效果。水力压裂的实施使可采储量增加了20%。在作业中,采用通道压裂可以在没有筛出风险的情况下进行更积极的泵送计划,实现了90000 md-ft的裂缝导流能力和-2和-3.5的表皮值。在这些油田获得的学习曲线和结果是在成熟油田实施水力压裂以提高产量和降低风险的重要信息来源。
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Evaluation of Effective Drainage Height through Integration of Microseismic and Geochemical Depth Profiling of Produced Hydrocarbons 微震与油气地球化学深度剖面综合评价有效泄油高度
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212314-ms
S. Maxwell, R. Brito, G. Ritter, J. Sinclair, A. Leavitt, Faye Liu, Jana Bachleda
This study integrates microseismic hydraulic fracture mapping with geochemical production profiling to understand the interaction between mechanical stratigraphy, fracture geometry, and effective drainage for wells landed in different benches of the STACK play in Oklahoma. Microseismic monitoring was used to map the extents of the hydraulic fracture system contacted during stimulation, while high resolution geochemical analysis or ‘fingerprinting’ was used to assess how different formations in the reservoir were draining. Microseismicity showed that hydraulic fracture growth from an Upper Meramec well rapidly cover the entire Meramec interval with some growth downward into the Woodford. Conversely, microseismicity initiating from a Woodford well clustered in that layer and grew upward into the Lower Meramec with time. Geochemical profiling closely matched the microseismic depth distributions for the associated well landing zones. Similar to the microseismic hydraulic heights from both Upper and Lower Meramec wells consistently produced from the entire Meramec, with additional recovery from the Woodford. Woodford landed wells produced Woodford oil with some production also coming from the Lower Meramec, also consistent with the microseismic depths. These production profiling trends were found to be very consistent across multiple sets of wells drilled into the same target formations. Integrating mapping of hydraulic fracture growth with geochemical assessment of the effective drainage within the hydraulically contacted zones provides unique insights into the reservoir contact and drainage. Understanding the mechanical stratigraphic controls on hydraulic fracture height growth relative to the reservoir drainage is key to informed decisions on wine-rack configurations for optimal reservoir drainage.
该研究将微地震水力裂缝作图与地球化学生产剖面相结合,以了解俄克拉何马州STACK区块不同井段的机械地层、裂缝几何形状和有效排液之间的相互作用。微地震监测用于绘制增产过程中水力裂缝系统接触的范围,而高分辨率地球化学分析或“指纹识别”用于评估储层中不同地层的排水情况。微震活动表明,上Meramec井的水力裂缝扩展迅速覆盖整个Meramec层段,并向下延伸至Woodford。相反,从Woodford井开始的微震活动聚集在该层中,并随着时间的推移向上扩展到下Meramec。地球化学剖面与伴生井着陆带的微震深度分布吻合较好。与Meramec上下井的微震水力高度相似,整个Meramec的产量都是一致的,Woodford的采收率也很高。Woodford着陆井生产的是Woodford油,其中一些产油也来自下Meramec,这也与微地震深度一致。研究发现,在同一目标地层的多套井中,这些生产剖面趋势非常一致。将水力裂缝发育图与水力接触带内有效排水的地球化学评估相结合,为储层接触和排水提供了独特的见解。了解水力裂缝高度增长相对于储层排水的力学地层控制是明智决策最佳储层排水酒架配置的关键。
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A Bullhead Refrac Application - Using Active Acoustic Pulses to Measure Diverter Effectiveness Bullhead折叠层应用——利用主动声脉冲测量暂堵剂的有效性
Pub Date : 2023-01-24 DOI: 10.2118/212369-ms
Steven Bourgoyne, David Murray
During a bullhead refrac treatment, an Eagle Ford operator utilized active acoustic pulses to measure diverter effectiveness while continuously pumping. The goal was to determine if the fluid point of entry along the lateral would change after the diverter material seated on the perforations. The bullhead refrac treatment consisted of 52 sand ramps with planned diverter drops after each ramp. Active acoustic pulses were taken at the end of every sand ramp to identify if fluid point of entry was changing along the wellbore as a result of the diverter material. The acoustic pulses and return signals were captured with a hydrophone sensor for optimal signal quality. The return signal comes from the first encountered, lowest impedance point and represents fluid point of entry in the well. Subsequently, forward acoustic modeling was conducted to simulate acoustic responses from different fracture sizes and their corresponding acoustic signatures. Over 300 acoustic pulses were taken throughout the refrac treatment. Analysis of all the acoustic return signals indicated that a dominant fracture system was created or previously existed around the heel segment of the lateral and the fluid point of entry did not change throughout the duration of the refrac, indicating diverter was not effective. This paper will show that the use of acoustics gives an operator real-time ground truth about the location of the fluid point of entry and will allow them to make changes to optimize the refrac operation during a stage.
在bullhead压裂作业中,Eagle Ford的一家作业公司在连续泵注的同时,利用主动声脉冲测量了转喷剂的有效性。其目的是确定当暂堵剂进入射孔后,流体是否会沿着横向进入射孔。牛头压裂处理包括52个砂坡道,每个坡道后都有计划的暂堵剂滴注。在每个砂坡道末端采集主动声波脉冲,以确定流体进入点是否因暂堵剂材料而沿着井筒发生变化。为了获得最佳的信号质量,水听器传感器捕获了声脉冲和回波信号。返回信号来自第一次遇到的最低阻抗点,代表流体进入井中的点。随后,进行了声学正演模拟,模拟了不同裂缝尺寸的声学响应及其相应的声学特征。在整个压裂过程中,共采集了300多个声波脉冲。对所有声波返回信号的分析表明,在分支段的后跟段周围已经形成了一个主要的裂缝系统,并且在整个压裂过程中流体的进入点没有改变,这表明暂堵剂并不有效。本文将表明,声学的使用为作业者提供了流体进入点位置的实时地面信息,并允许他们在一个阶段进行更改以优化折射操作。
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