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Integrating Embedded Discrete Fracture and Dual-Porosity, Dual-Permeability Methods to Simulate Fluid Flow in Shale Oil Reservoirs

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  • Weirong Li

    (Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology (BIC-ESAT), Peking University, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Zhenzhen Dong

    (Petroleum Department, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China)

  • Gang Lei

    (Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology (BIC-ESAT), Peking University, Beijing 100193, China)

Abstract

The oil recovery factor from shale oil remains low, about 5 to 7% of the oil in place. How to increase oil recovery from shale oil reservoirs is attracting more and more attention. CO 2 huff-and-puff was historically considered one of the best approaches to improve the oil rate. Most previous simulation studies have been based on dual porosity, but simulation results from dual-porosity models have not been as accurate as discrete fracture models in composition modeling. This study proposes a new model that integrates the embedded discrete fracture model and the dual-porosity, dual-permeability model (DPDP). The newly developed method could explicitly describe large-scale fractures as flow conduits by embedded discrete fracture modeling and could model the flow in small- and medium-length fractures by DPDP modeling. In this paper, we first introduce four different non-neighboring connections and the way to calculate the transmissibility among different media in the new model. Then, the paper compares the performance of the new method, discrete fracture modeling, DPDP modeling, and embedded discrete fracture modeling for production from oil reservoirs. Following, the paper carries out a series of simulations to analyze the effects of hydraulic fracture stages, hydraulic fracture permeabilities, and natural fracture permeabilities on the CO 2 huff-and-puff process based on the new method. In addition, the injection cycle and soaking time are investigated to optimize CO 2 huff-and-puff performance. This study is the first to integrate embedded discrete fracture modeling with DPDP modeling to simulate the CO 2 huff-and-puff process in a shale oil reservoir with natural fractures. This paper also provides detailed discussions and comparisons on the integrated strategy, embedded discrete fracture modeling, discrete fracture modeling, and dual-porosity, dual-permeability modeling in the context of fracture simulation with a compositional model. Most importantly, this study answers the question regarding how fractures affect CO 2 huff-and-puff and how to optimize the CO 2 huff-and-puff process in a reservoir with natural fractures.

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  • Weirong Li & Zhenzhen Dong & Gang Lei, 2017. "Integrating Embedded Discrete Fracture and Dual-Porosity, Dual-Permeability Methods to Simulate Fluid Flow in Shale Oil Reservoirs," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:10:p:1471-:d:112984
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    1. Renjie Shao & Yuan Di & Dawei Wu & Yu-Shu Wu, 2020. "An Integrally Embedded Discrete Fracture Model for Flow Simulation in Anisotropic Formations," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-21, June.
    2. Zhenzhen Dong & Weirong Li & Gang Lei & Huijie Wang & Cai Wang, 2019. "Embedded Discrete Fracture Modeling as a Method to Upscale Permeability for Fractured Reservoirs," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-15, March.
    3. Xiaomeng Cao & Yuan Gao & Jingwei Cui & Shuangbiao Han & Lei Kang & Sha Song & Chengshan Wang, 2020. "Pore Characteristics of Lacustrine Shale Oil Reservoir in the Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation of the Songliao Basin, NE China," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-25, April.
    4. Renjie Shao & Yuan Di, 2018. "An Integrally Embedded Discrete Fracture Model with a Semi-Analytic Transmissibility Calculation Method," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-20, December.

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