The urban and community forestry movement in the United States has matured over the last 20 years from managing street trees, to understanding the benefits of trees in urban ecosystems, and now to managing urban green...The urban and community forestry movement in the United States has matured over the last 20 years from managing street trees, to understanding the benefits of trees in urban ecosystems, and now to managing urban green infrastructure. This paper introduced the history, development, and major accomplishments of the urban and community forestry movement, highlighted the economic, ecological, environmental, and social values of forests and trees to communities, and discussed issues and trends of the urban and community forestry program in the United States.展开更多
The generation method of three-dimensional fractal discrete fracture network(FDFN)based on multiplicative cascade process was developed.The complex multi-scale fracture system in shale after fracturing was characteriz...The generation method of three-dimensional fractal discrete fracture network(FDFN)based on multiplicative cascade process was developed.The complex multi-scale fracture system in shale after fracturing was characterized by coupling the artificial fracture model and the natural fracture model.Based on an assisted history matching(AHM)using multiple-proxy-based Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm(MCMC),an embedded discrete fracture modeling(EDFM)incorporated with reservoir simulator was used to predict productivity of shale gas well.When using the natural fracture generation method,the distribution of natural fracture network can be controlled by fractal parameters,and the natural fracture network generated coupling with artificial fractures can characterize the complex system of different-scale fractures in shale after fracturing.The EDFM,with fewer grids and less computation time consumption,can characterize the attributes of natural fractures and artificial fractures flexibly,and simulate the details of mass transfer between matrix cells and fractures while reducing computation significantly.The combination of AMH and EDFM can lower the uncertainty of reservoir and fracture parameters,and realize effective inversion of key reservoir and fracture parameters and the productivity forecast of shale gas wells.Application demonstrates the results from the proposed productivity prediction model integrating FDFN,EDFM and AHM have high credibility.展开更多
To identify the type of main flow channels of complex porous media in oil and gas reservoirs,the"main flow channel index"is defined as the ratio of comprehensive permeability obtained from well test to matri...To identify the type of main flow channels of complex porous media in oil and gas reservoirs,the"main flow channel index"is defined as the ratio of comprehensive permeability obtained from well test to matrix permeability obtained from core analysis or well logging.Meanwhile,a mathematical model is established based on equivalent flow assumption,the classification method for main flow channels is put forward,and quantitative characterization of main flow channels is realized.The method has been verified by analysis of typical gas reservoirs.The study results show that the"main flow channel index"can quantitatively classify types of flow channels.If the index is less than 3,the matrix pore is the main flow channel;if the index is between 3 and 20,the fracture is the main flow channel and the matrix pore acts as the supplement one;if the index is more than 20,the fracture is the only seepage channel.The dynamic analysis of typical gas reservoirs shows that the"main flow channel index"can be used to identify the type of flow channel in complex porous media,guiding the classified development of gas reservoirs,and avoiding development risk.展开更多
A flow mathematical model with multiple horizontal wells considering interference between wells and fractures was established by taking the variable width conductivity fractures as basic flow units.Then a semi-analyti...A flow mathematical model with multiple horizontal wells considering interference between wells and fractures was established by taking the variable width conductivity fractures as basic flow units.Then a semi-analytical approach was proposed to model the production performance of full-life cycle in well pad and to investigate the effect of fracture length,flow capacity,well spacing and fracture spacing on estimated ultimate recovery(EUR).Finally,an integrated workflow is developed to optimize drilling and completion parameters of the horizontal wells by incorporating the productivity prediction and economic evaluation.It is defined as nested optimization which consists of outer-optimization shell(i.e.,economic profit as outer constraint)and inner-optimization shell(i.e.,fracturing scale as inner constraint).The results show that,when the constraint conditions aren’t considered,the performance of the well pad can be improved by increasing contact area between fracture and formation,reducing interference between fractures/wells,balancing inflow and outflow between fracture and formation,but there is no best compromise between drilling and completion parameters.When only the inner constraint condition is considered,there only exists the optimal fracture conductivity and fracture length.When considering both inner and outer constraints,the optimization decisions including fracture conductivity and fracture length,well spacing,fracture spacing are achieved and correlated.When the fracturing scale is small,small well spacing,wide fracture spacing and short fracture should be adopted.When the fracturing scale is large,big well spacing,small fracture spacing and long fracture should be used.展开更多
文摘The urban and community forestry movement in the United States has matured over the last 20 years from managing street trees, to understanding the benefits of trees in urban ecosystems, and now to managing urban green infrastructure. This paper introduced the history, development, and major accomplishments of the urban and community forestry movement, highlighted the economic, ecological, environmental, and social values of forests and trees to communities, and discussed issues and trends of the urban and community forestry program in the United States.
基金Supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project(2017ZX05063-005)Science and Technology Development Project of PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development(YGJ2019-12-04)。
文摘The generation method of three-dimensional fractal discrete fracture network(FDFN)based on multiplicative cascade process was developed.The complex multi-scale fracture system in shale after fracturing was characterized by coupling the artificial fracture model and the natural fracture model.Based on an assisted history matching(AHM)using multiple-proxy-based Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm(MCMC),an embedded discrete fracture modeling(EDFM)incorporated with reservoir simulator was used to predict productivity of shale gas well.When using the natural fracture generation method,the distribution of natural fracture network can be controlled by fractal parameters,and the natural fracture network generated coupling with artificial fractures can characterize the complex system of different-scale fractures in shale after fracturing.The EDFM,with fewer grids and less computation time consumption,can characterize the attributes of natural fractures and artificial fractures flexibly,and simulate the details of mass transfer between matrix cells and fractures while reducing computation significantly.The combination of AMH and EDFM can lower the uncertainty of reservoir and fracture parameters,and realize effective inversion of key reservoir and fracture parameters and the productivity forecast of shale gas wells.Application demonstrates the results from the proposed productivity prediction model integrating FDFN,EDFM and AHM have high credibility.
文摘To identify the type of main flow channels of complex porous media in oil and gas reservoirs,the"main flow channel index"is defined as the ratio of comprehensive permeability obtained from well test to matrix permeability obtained from core analysis or well logging.Meanwhile,a mathematical model is established based on equivalent flow assumption,the classification method for main flow channels is put forward,and quantitative characterization of main flow channels is realized.The method has been verified by analysis of typical gas reservoirs.The study results show that the"main flow channel index"can quantitatively classify types of flow channels.If the index is less than 3,the matrix pore is the main flow channel;if the index is between 3 and 20,the fracture is the main flow channel and the matrix pore acts as the supplement one;if the index is more than 20,the fracture is the only seepage channel.The dynamic analysis of typical gas reservoirs shows that the"main flow channel index"can be used to identify the type of flow channel in complex porous media,guiding the classified development of gas reservoirs,and avoiding development risk.
基金Supported by the China National Science and Technology Major Project(2016ZX05037,2017ZX05063).
文摘A flow mathematical model with multiple horizontal wells considering interference between wells and fractures was established by taking the variable width conductivity fractures as basic flow units.Then a semi-analytical approach was proposed to model the production performance of full-life cycle in well pad and to investigate the effect of fracture length,flow capacity,well spacing and fracture spacing on estimated ultimate recovery(EUR).Finally,an integrated workflow is developed to optimize drilling and completion parameters of the horizontal wells by incorporating the productivity prediction and economic evaluation.It is defined as nested optimization which consists of outer-optimization shell(i.e.,economic profit as outer constraint)and inner-optimization shell(i.e.,fracturing scale as inner constraint).The results show that,when the constraint conditions aren’t considered,the performance of the well pad can be improved by increasing contact area between fracture and formation,reducing interference between fractures/wells,balancing inflow and outflow between fracture and formation,but there is no best compromise between drilling and completion parameters.When only the inner constraint condition is considered,there only exists the optimal fracture conductivity and fracture length.When considering both inner and outer constraints,the optimization decisions including fracture conductivity and fracture length,well spacing,fracture spacing are achieved and correlated.When the fracturing scale is small,small well spacing,wide fracture spacing and short fracture should be adopted.When the fracturing scale is large,big well spacing,small fracture spacing and long fracture should be used.
