Design Method Of Horizontal Well Fracturing

Abstract:So far, fracturing has become the most effective way to increase production at the oil industry, almost all natural gas and the vast majority of oil wells are fractured. Because of recent activities in shale gas, hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells has become increasingly popular. Based on the principle of horizontal well fracturing and fracturing technology, and rock mechanics parameters to the region and the stress field for the establishment of fractured horizontal well productivity model, combined with field data on fracture length, fracture spacing and location,conductivity, the number of fractures to optimize.Taking the maximum oil recovery index as the object function, applying the concept of the proppant index, the new optimal design method of fracturing is studied. As for the low and ultra-low permeability oil reservoirs, the maximum production after pressure can only be obtained by laying the same emphasis on long seams and the relatively high dimensionless fracture conductivity.The new method can be applied to the exploration well fracturing transformation, the development well fracturing stimulated transformation, the optimal design of fracturing with fixed amount of proppant, and the selection of fracturing plans with different amount of proppant Furthermore, it is easy in operation and has scientific and rational optimal results. The application of the new method can be a good reference to the fracturing transformation of low and ultra-low permeability oil reservoirs in the future.