Quantitative Characterization, Design Considerations and Sustainable Resource Management for Middle Eastern Tight Gas Reservoirs

A. Suboyin, Motiur Rahman, M. Haroun
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Augmented by recent activities in the oil and gas industry, it can be seen that an economical and efficient hydraulic fracturing job has become critical for the successful development of unconventional reservoirs. However, exploitation of unconventional reservoirs is heavily water-intensive as compared to conventional reservoirs. Given this concern, it is essential to reform how water is managed within the industry, especially in water scarce regions such as the Middle East. In this study, a comprehensive investigation that deals with the quantification of changes with respect to variation in prime contributors within a traditional fracture design process is presented. This can assist to determine the distinct contributions of an element within fracture design parameters, as they are imperative to evaluate the nature of fracture propagation. After an extensive assessment, a set of natural fractures were introduced to the system and the system behavior was further investigated to identify their behavior and optimize resource management. Based on an iterative process, the results of the constructed simulation models were analyzed in depth and validated with field data. Overall, the results indicate that for the given field conditions, fluid and proppant optimization are critical to achieve maximum recovery. The dominance of parameters such as fracture width, fracture length, proppant placement and Young’s Modulus are also illustrated in depth. To examine the associated response on long-term productivity, the results have been extended to current field practices and cases. A rough analysis was conducted in-house, on geological data from a candidate field in the Middle East. Findings shows the potential to optimize and reduce the required water for an operation by 1.3 million gallons. This further highlights the need to optimize and tailor an adaptable workflow, which is proposed in this study, for water scarce regions such as the Middle East. In addition to ultimately assisting in verification of modern best practices, this investigative approach will create a paradigm for future studies within the Middle Eastern region to assist in a simplistic prediction of fracture propagation behavior and its associated response to optimize water usage. The results have also been extended along with comparisons to current field practices.
中东致密气藏定量表征、设计考虑及可持续资源管理
随着近年来油气行业的发展,可以看出,经济高效的水力压裂作业已成为非常规油藏成功开发的关键。然而,与常规油藏相比,非常规油藏的开发用水非常密集。考虑到这一问题,必须改革行业内的水资源管理方式,特别是在中东等缺水地区。在这项研究中,提出了一项全面的调查,涉及传统裂缝设计过程中主要因素变化的量化。这有助于确定裂缝设计参数中某个元素的不同贡献,因为它们对于评估裂缝扩展的性质至关重要。经过广泛的评估,将一组天然裂缝引入系统,并进一步研究系统的行为,以确定其行为并优化资源管理。基于迭代过程,对所构建的模拟模型结果进行了深入分析,并与现场数据进行了验证。总的来说,结果表明,在给定的现场条件下,流体和支撑剂的优化是实现最大采收率的关键。裂缝宽度、裂缝长度、支撑剂位置和杨氏模量等参数的主导作用也得到了深入的说明。为了检查对长期生产力的相关响应,结果已扩展到当前的现场实践和案例。公司内部对中东某候选油田的地质数据进行了粗略分析。研究结果表明,该技术可以优化并减少130万加仑的作业用水。这进一步强调了优化和定制适应性工作流程的必要性,这是本研究中提出的,适用于中东等缺水地区。除了最终协助验证现代最佳实践外,这种调查方法还将为中东地区的未来研究创造一个范例,以帮助简化裂缝扩展行为的预测及其相关响应,从而优化水的使用。研究结果也得到了扩展,并与当前的现场实践进行了比较。
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