Nonlinear Model for Gas Flow into a Horizontal Well from a Shale Reservoir with a Branched Fracture Network
- Authors: Li C.1, Zhou J.2, Luo Y.1, Zhang R.1
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Affiliations:
- School of Energy Resource, Chengdu University of Technology
- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering
- Issue: Vol 52, No 2 (2016)
- Pages: 224-236
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0009-3092/article/view/234481
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10553-016-0694-1
- ID: 234481
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Abstract
We propose a mathematical model describing gas flow from a fractured shale reservoir into a horizontal well. Based on Langmuir adsorption theory and Darcy’s law, we have obtained a basic solution using a combination of a point source function, an integral of a Bessel’s function, and the Poisson summation formula. We plotted typical curves for the dimensionless pressure and its derivative on a log-log scale. We analyze the stages of gas flow from the shale formation to the horizontal well and the factors influencing it.
About the authors
Cheng-yong Li
School of Energy Resource, Chengdu University of Technology
Email: zhoucdut2012@126.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan
Jun Zhou
Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering
Author for correspondence.
Email: zhoucdut2012@126.com
China, Beijing
Yi Luo
School of Energy Resource, Chengdu University of Technology
Email: zhoucdut2012@126.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan
Ran Zhang
School of Energy Resource, Chengdu University of Technology
Email: zhoucdut2012@126.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan