Fractal-fractional modelling of partially penetrating wells

Kambiz Razminia, Abolhassan Razminia and Dumitru Baleanu

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2019, vol. 119, issue C, 135-142

Abstract: In this paper, the fractional order dynamical system theory is used to describe the complex behaviour of partially penetrating wells (PPWs) in a typical reservoir whose geometry is governed by fractal tools. The Green’s function approach, as a generalised impulse response function, is adopted to model the fluid flow in any type of reservoir with a partially penetrating (vertical) well producing from it. Having obtained the initial description of a typical PPW, using the Laplace transform a new dimensionless constant-flow-rate solution is introduced, when wellbore storage and skin effects are significant. The pressure-transient behaviour of a PPW is discussed following two synthetic examples which illustratively depict the effectiveness of the proposed results.

Keywords: Fractional calculus; Green’s function; Partially penetrating well; Fractal reservoir (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2018.12.020

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