Complex fracture propagation model and plugging timing optimization for temporary plugging fracturing in naturally fractured shale
Petroleum Exploration and Development(2023)
Abstract
In this paper, a viscoelasticity-plastic damage constitutive equation for naturally fractured shale is deduced, cou-pling nonlinear tensile-shear mixed fracture mode. Dynamic perforation-erosion on fluid re-distribution among multi-clusters are considered as well. DFN-FEM (discrete fracture network combined with finite element method) was developed to simulate the multi-cluster complex fractures propagation within temporary plugging fracturing (TPF). Numerical results are matched with field injection and micro-seismic monitoring data. Based on geomechanical characteristics of Weiyuan deep shale gas reservoir in Sichuan Basin, SW China, a multi-cluster complex fractures propagation model is built for TPF. To study complex fractures propagation and the permeability-enhanced region evolution, intersecting and competition mechanisms between the fractures before and after TPF treatment are revealed. Simulation results show that: fracture from middle cluster is restricted by the fractures from side-clusters, and side-clusters plugging is benefit for multi fractures propagation in uniformity; opti-mized TPF timing should be delayed within a higher density or strike of natural fractures; Within a reservoir-featured natural fractures distribution, optimized TPF timing for most clustered method is 2/3 of total fluid injection time as the optimal plug-ging time under different clustering modes.
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Key words
shale gas,naturally fractured shale,temporary plugging fracturing,fracture propagation,plugging timing,dis-crete fracture network,finite element method
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