考虑渗吸效应的页岩油井体积压裂用液强度优化方法——以南襄盆地泌阳凹陷X-1井为例

Optimization method of fracturing fluid volume intensity for SRV fracturing technique in shale oil reservoir based on forced imbibition:A case study of well X-1 in Biyang Sag of Nanxiang Basin,China

以南襄盆地泌阳凹陷X-1井为例,将岩心实验测得的带压渗吸规律通过岩心尺度油藏模拟拟合得到表征渗吸过程的毛管压力特征曲线及相对渗透率特征曲线,将其代入宏观油藏模型中模拟压后焖井过程,建立体积压裂用液强度优化方法。研究表明:压裂液用液强度的优化必须考虑造缝要满足预测最终可采储量的需求、满足渗吸驱油的需求、满足补充地层能量的需求,同时将压裂液用液强度控制在临界渗吸强度附近,避免液量过少导致渗吸置换作用不充分,液量过大导致成本增加与潜在储层伤害。模拟发现,压裂液用液强度与单井预测最终可采储量正相关且存在最优值,大于最优值后,单井预测最终可采储量增加的幅度将越来越小,通过适当提高压裂液用液强度补充地层能量提高焖井压力,适当增加焖井时间,可有效增加压后产能。经过X-1井现场试验验证,该优化方法对油井生产效果改善显著,具有较好的实用性。

An optimization method of fracturing fluid volume strength was introduced taking well X-1 in Biyang Sag of Nanxiang Basin as an example.The characteristic curves of capillary pressure and relative permeability were obtained from history matching between forced imbibition experimental data and core-scale reservoir simulation results and taken into a large scale reservoir model to mimic the forced imbibition behavior during the well shut-in period after fracturing.The optimization of the stimulated reservoir volume(SRV)fracturing fluid volume strength should meet the requirements of estimated ultimate recovery(EUR),increased oil recovery by forced imbibition and enhancement of formation pressure and the fluid volume strength of fracturing fluid should be controlled around a critical value to avoid either insufficiency of imbibition displacement caused by insufficient fluid amount or increase of costs and potential formation damage caused by excessive fluid amount.Reservoir simulation results showed that SRV fracturing fluid volume strength positively correlated with single-well EUR and a optimal fluid volume strength existed,above which the single-well EUR increase rate kept decreasing.An optimized increase of SRV fracturing fluid volume and shut-in time would effectively increase the formation pressure and enhance well production.Field test results of well X-1 proved the practicality of established optimization method of SRV fracturing fluid volume strength on significant enhancement of shale oil well production.