Research on Conductivity Damage Based on Response Surface Analysis

Yuan Pan, Ze Yang, Yuting Pan, Yiwen Xu and Ruiquan Liao
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Yuan Pan: School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
Ze Yang: School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
Yuting Pan: School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
Yiwen Xu: School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
Ruiquan Liao: School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing is an important means of developing unconventional oil and gas layers. The fracture conductivity of tight sandstone reservoirs after fracture is affected by many factors, such as the interaction between the fracturing fluid, water, and rocks; the fracturing materials; and the construction parameters. This paper improves the experimental process of the long-term conductivity test and provides insight into conductivity prediction and optimization based on the response surface test method. The test process is conducted in the following manner: (1) inject nitrogen to evaluate the fracture conductivity before fracturing fluid damage; (2) inject fracturing fluid to simulate shut-in; and (3) inject nitrogen again to evaluate fracture conductivity after the damage ability of the fracturing fluid. The single factor test results show that the lower the sand concentration is, the higher the fracturing fluid viscosity will be, and the longer the fracturing fluid retention time is, the greater the damage to the conductivity of the fracturing fluid will be. The response surface test results show that the order of factors affecting the retention of conductivity is fracturing fluid viscosity > sand concentration > fracturing fluid retention time. There is a certain interaction between sand concentration and fluid viscosity, and there is also a certain interaction between fluid viscosity and fluid retention time, but these interactions are not significant; when the fracturing fluid retention time is longer, there will be an interaction between the sand concentration and the fracturing fluid retention time. In addition, based on the model used to optimize the fracturing construction parameters from the perspective of proppant conductivity damage, the optimal solution is when the viscosity of the fracturing fluid is 1 mPa.s, the paved-sand content is 8.49 kg/m 2 , and the retention time of the fracturing fluid is 10 h. The maximum retention rate of the flow conductivity is 63.19%.

Keywords: sandstone reservoir; hydraulic fracturing; conductivity damage; laboratory test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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