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- Fracture stimulation of a well and more particularly to a method and system for development of naturally fractured formations.
- Oil and gas wells produce oil, gas and/or byproducts from underground reservoirs.
- Oil and gas reservoirs are formations of rock containing oil and/or gas.
- the type and properties of the rock may vary by reservoir and also within reservoirs.
- the porosity and permeability of a reservoir rock may vary from reservoir to reservoir and from well to well in a reservoir.
- the porosity is the percentage of pore volume, or void space, within the reservoir rock that can contain fluids.
- the permeability is an estimate of the reservoir rock's ability to flow or transmit fluids.
- Oil and gas production from a well may be stimulated by fracture, acid or other production enhancement treatment.
- a fracture treatment fluids are pumped downhole under high pressure to artificially fracture the reservoir rock in order to increase permeability and production.
- a pad which is fracture fluids without proppants is pumped down the well until formation breakdown.
- the fracturing fluid with proppants is pumped downhole to hold the fractures open after pumping stops.
- a clear fluid flush may be pumped down the well to clean the wellbore of proppants.
- Shales and other carboniferous and naturally fractured formations are often fracture stimulated, or treated, to improve natural production.
- a typical fracture treatment requires thousands to millions of gallons of water with proppant pumped at a high rate of velocity. These fracture treatments are often generic, using little technology to design them. Microseismic monitoring of these fracture treatments indicates the typical fracture pattern is not a single-wing pattern as in other formations, but a maze of induced fractures which engage or hook-up with natural fractures in the shales.
- the natural fractures are typically, but not always, oriented 90 degrees orthogonal to the direction of the induced fractures or in the direction of minimum horizontal stress.
- the natural fractures contain natural gas which may be produced after stimulation. For a given volume, several areas of natural fractures are connected by the induced fractures.
- the improvement from the fracture treatment is a function of the amount of area of the shale that is exposed and allowed to dissorb gas from the formation.
- a method for development of a naturally fractured formation includes generating a fracture model from a fracture treatment of a well in the naturally fractured formation.
- the fracture model accounts for natural fractures in the naturally fractured formation.
- the fracture model may include a fracture volume generated by the fracture treatment.
- At least one of well spacing and fracture treatment design for one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation may be determined based on the fracture model.
- microseismic data may be used to define the boundaries of the fracture volume.
- the performance of the fracture may be defined in the classical planar bi-wing fracture, fracture volume, or a fracture volume surrounding a bi-wing fracture.
- the characterization of fracture volume may be in terms of a new storativity, transmissibility, and/or the fracture's permeability. These parameters may be determined from, for example, either testing or history matching of production.
- the model may be used for long-term prediction of production.
- inventions of one or more embodiments of the method and system may include providing a fracture simulator which models the fracture geometry of shales and other formations with natural fractures.
- the model may account for induced and natural fractures.
- the model may be calibrated by microseismic data.
- the model may be used in design and real time modes and provide special three-dimensional models.
- the design model may be used to plan large field developments.
- inventions may include an integrated approach to stimulation, analysis, reservoir response forecasting and field development planning for shale and other fractured formations.
- the integrated approach may include the linkage of microseismic measurement, the numerical simulation of the fracture propagation, and the numerical simulation of reservoir performance and/or matching reservoir productivity.
- FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a fracture treatment for a well
- FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary fracture value generated by the fracture treatment of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of the fracture simulator
- FIGS. 4A-B illustrate exemplary inputs and outputs of the fracture simulator of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of a method for development of a naturally fractured formation using fracture simulation, analysis and reservoir response forecasting
- FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary development of a field using fracture treatments.
- FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a fracture treatment 10 for a well 12 .
- the well 12 may be an oil and gas well intersecting a reservoir or formation 14 .
- the formation 14 comprises an underground formation of naturally fractured rock containing oil and/or gas.
- the formation 14 may comprise a fractured shale.
- the well 12 may in other embodiments, intersect other suitable types of formations 14 , including reservoirs that are not naturally fractured in any significant amount.
- the fracture treatment 10 may comprise a mini fracture test treatment or other suitable treatment.
- the fracture treatment 10 may be used to determine formation properties and fracture properties before a regular or full fracture treatment.
- the formation properties may comprise, for example, reservoir pressure and formation permeability.
- the formation permeability is an estimate of the reservoir rock's ability to flow or transmit fluids.
- the fracture properties may comprise, for example, a fracture value and distribution of fractures in the fracture value.
- the fracture treatment 10 may comprise a regular or full fracture treatment, a follow-on fracture treatment, a final fracture treatment or other suitable fracture treatment.
- analysis of the test typically is used to determine, for example, the formation permeability, fracture closure pressure, and fissure opening pressure.
- the fracture closure pressure may be very close to the maximum horizontal stress and may be shown by deviation of the induced fracture from a straight line emanating from the well 12 .
- the effective permeability of the fractured system may be determined from analysis of the induced fracture.
- the mini fracture test may also be used to estimate the dual porosity parameters.
- pre-hydraulic production data or a test could also or instead be used to determine original storativity and transmissibility. This would provide dual porosity parameters for the original reservoir and for the fracture volume.
- production data may be matched with theoretically simulated data from a simulator such as QUIKLOOK from HALLIBURTON.
- the prediction of the reservoir performance can be used to enhance or optimize the design of the fractured volume.
- Real time monitoring of seismic can determine whether the design has been achieved and/or the fracture that was achieved.
- the improved reservoir description may be used to give better forecast of future performance.
- the well 12 may include a well bore 20 , casing 22 and well head 24 .
- the well bore 20 may be a vertical or deviated bore.
- the casing 22 may be cemented or otherwise suitably secured in the well bore 12 .
- Perforations 26 may be formed in the casing 22 at the level of the formation 14 to allow oil, gas, and by-products to flow into the well 12 and be produced to the surface 25 . Perforations 26 may be formed using shape charges, a perforating gun or otherwise.
- a work string 30 may be disposed in the well bore 20 .
- the work string 30 may be coiled tubing, sectioned pipe or other suitable tubing.
- a fracturing tool 32 may be coupled to an end of the work string 30 .
- the fracturing tool 32 may comprise a SURGIFRAC or COBRA FRAC tool manufactured by HALLIBURTON or other suitable fracturing tool.
- Packers 36 may seal an annulus 38 of the well bore 20 above and below the formation 14 .
- Packers 36 may be mechanical, fluid inflatable or other suitable packers.
- One or more pump trucks 40 may be coupled to the work string 30 at the surface 25 .
- the pump trucks 40 pump fracture fluid 58 down the work string 30 to perform the fracture treatment 10 and generate the fracture 60 .
- the fracture fluid 58 may comprise a fluid pad, proppants and/or a flush fluid.
- the pump trucks 40 may comprise mobile vehicles, equipment such as skids or other suitable structures.
- the instrument truck 44 may include a fracture control system 46 and a fracture simulator 47 .
- the fracture control system 46 monitors and controls the fracture treatment 10 .
- the fracture control system 46 may, in one embodiment, control the pump trucks 40 and fluid valves to stop and start the fracture treatment 10 as well as to stop and start the pad phase, proppant phase and/or flush phase of the fracture treatment 10 .
- the fracture control system 46 communicates with surface and/or subsurface instruments to monitor and control the fracture treatment 10 .
- the surface and subsurface instruments may comprise surface sensors 48 , down-hole sensors 50 and pump controls 52 .
- Surface and down-hole sensors 48 and 50 may comprise pressure, rate, temperature and/or other suitable sensors.
- Pump controls 52 may comprise controls for starting, stopping and/or otherwise controlling pumping as well as controls for selecting and/or otherwise controlling fluids pumped during the fracture treatment 10 .
- Surface and down-hole sensors 48 and 50 as well as pump controls 52 may communicate with the fracture control system 46 over wire-line, wireless or other suitable links.
- surface sensors 48 and pump controls 52 may communicate with the fracture control system 46 via a wire-line link while down-hole sensors 50 communicate wirelessly to a receiver at the surface 25 that is connected by a wire-line link to the fracture control system 46 .
- the down-hole sensors 50 may upon retrieval from the well 12 be directly or otherwise connected to fracture control system 46 .
- the fracture simulator 47 may simulate the fracture 60 during a design phase and/or use data collected from the fracture treatment 10 to simulate further fracture treatments 10 in the formation 14 . In either case, the fracture simulator 47 may be updated during and after the fracture treatment 10 based on measured and/or observed data, including fracture, subsequent production and/or other data.
- the fracture simulator 47 may also be used for planning field development. For example, the fracture simulator 47 may estimate or otherwise determine fracture geometry based on fracture volume pumped (v p ), determine production based on fracture geometry and/or determine economically optimal or other well spacing and fracture treatment design for field development.
- the fracture simulator 47 may consider the considerable increase in fluid leak-off and the creation of fractures that are at angle to the main induced hydraulic fractures. The presence of these natural fractures may cause the arrest of the propagation of the main fracture.
- the simulator 47 may set limits of the fracture propagation model (both in direction of the main fracture and in a direction perpendicular to the main fracture) from the micro seismic monitoring, set up the three determined stresses, and design the main fracture while varying the leak-off into the formation to get the length determined by micro seismic.
- the simulator 47 may also use the observed maximum horizontal stress (from mini fracture) and the observed pressure coupled with the length determined from micro seismic to calculate the volume necessary to create the fracture. By comparing the volume leaked off from the first fracture to the volume needed to create the second fracture, a measure of fracture distribution can be reached.
- the fracture simulator 47 may communicate with a microseismic system 56 .
- the microseismic system 56 may comprise one or more sensors at the surface and/or in an observation well normal to the fracture plane.
- the microseismic system 56 may detect, record and provide information on points in the formation 14 at which fracturing is observed.
- tilt meters or other sensors able to collect information indicative of the area of the formation 14 effected by the fracture 60 may be used in addition to and/or in place of the microseismic system 56 .
- the fracturing tool 32 is coupled to the work string 30 and positioned in the well 12 .
- the packers 36 are set to isolate the formation 14 .
- the pump trucks 40 pump fracture fluid 58 down the work string 30 to the fracturing tool 32 .
- the fracture fluid 58 exits the fracturing tool 32 and creates the fracture 60 in the formation 14 .
- a fracture fluid 58 may comprise a fluid pad pumped down the well 12 until breakdown of the formation in the formation 14 . Proppants may then be pumped down-hole followed by a clear fluid flush.
- the fracture treatment 10 may be otherwise suitably performed.
- the microseismic system 56 collects data on the location in the formation 14 where rock slips and/or other fracturing occurs. Additionally, or alternately, the microseismic system 56 may record rock slips and/or other activity indicative of the location of fractures during closure of the fracture 60 following the fracture treatment 10 .
- the fracture simulator 47 may develop, refine, or otherwise generate a fracture model of the fracture 60 based on microseismic data collected by the microseismic system 56 .
- the fracture model may include a fracture volume of the fracture 60 and/or a fracture geometry of the fracture 60 .
- the fracture geometry may include the fracture volume as well as storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume.
- FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of the fracture 60 formed from the well 12 in the formation 14 .
- the fracture 60 includes a swarm or pattern of fractures 80 .
- the fractures 80 include natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 .
- the induced fractures 84 are perpendicular to the natural fractures 82 and formed by fracture treatment 10 .
- the natural fractures 82 may be elongated, enlarged or otherwise affected by the fracture treatment 10 . Together, the natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 form the effected zone, or other fracture volume 86 .
- one or more individual fractures 84 may emit from the well bore and each intersect several natural fractures 82 . Most, if not all, natural fractures 82 will take fluid but some will divert the flow from the induced fracture 84 so that the flow quits its original path and instead fluid goes down the natural fracture 82 . At some point, the natural fracture 82 may cease to exist, in which case the energy in this portion of a fracture 60 is sufficient to re-start an induced fracture 84 along the original fracturing plane.
- the induced hydraulic fracture 84 will typically be located in the middle of the fracture volume 86 .
- the boundaries of the fracture volume 86 may be determined from seismic data. In some embodiments, the fracturing treatment will not change the basic parameters of fracture volume 86 , but will change the dimensions of the fracture volume 86 (will get bigger).
- the induced fractures 84 may provide primary porosity in the fracture volume 86 while the natural fractures 82 provide secondary porosity.
- the fracture swarm may have ratios of about forty percent (40%) induced fractures 84 (and fracture length) in the fracture volume 86 about forty-five percent (45%) natural fractures 82 (and fracture length) in the fracture volume 86 and about five percent (5%) horizontal fractures (associated with either natural or induced) in the fracture volume 86 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of the fracture simulator 47 .
- the fracture simulator 47 is implemented as an integrated computer system such as a personal computer, laptop, or other stand-alone system.
- the fracture simulator 47 may be implemented as a distributed computer system with elements of the fracture simulator 47 connected locally and/or remotely by a computer or other communication network.
- the fracture simulator 47 may comprise any processors or set of processors that execute instructions and manipulate data to perform the operations such as, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a blade, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Processing may be controlled by logic which may comprise software and/or hardware instructions.
- the software may comprise a computer readable program coded and embedded on a computer readable medium for performing the methods, processes and operations of the respective engines.
- the fracture simulator 47 includes a data collection and processing unit 150 , fracture geometry simulator 152 , a fracture property simulator 154 , a production simulator 156 , an economic simulator 158 , and user interface 160 .
- the fracture simulator 47 and/or components of the fracture simulator 47 may comprise additional, different, and/or other suitable elements, as well as any suitable subset of the elements.
- Data collection and processing unit 150 receives, accesses, and/or stores geomechanical data 170 , reservoir properties 172 , microseismic data 174 , production data 176 and job design data 178 for the formation 14 , which may include data for similar formations if appropriate. Additional, different and/or other suitable information may be collected, stored and/or accessed, as well as any suitable subset of information.
- the collection and processing unit 150 may correlate received signals to a corresponding measured value, filter the data, fill in missing data and/or calculate data derivatives used by one or more of the fracture geometry simulator 152 , fracture property simulator 154 , production simulator 156 and/or economic simulator 158 .
- the data collection and processing unit 150 may comprise data input/output (I/O) and data storage.
- the data I/O may be coupled by wireline or wirelessly to local and/or remote instruments or data sources.
- the data storage may be one or more databases or other persistent or non-persistent storage.
- the geomechanical data 170 may be received from database sources, from imaging logs such as Formation Micro-Imager (FMI) or otherwise.
- FMI Formation Micro-Imager
- the FMI tool determines a maximum horizontal stress ( ⁇ H max), a minimum horizontal stress ( ⁇ H min), stress directions, and the relationship between the maximum and minimum stresses.
- the FMI tool may comprise, for example, a 4, 5 or 6 arm tool. This and other or different geomechanical information is stored in geomechanical data 170 .
- the reservoir properties data 172 may be received from database sources, from well logs or otherwise.
- the reservoir properties 172 may comprise, for example, rock mechanic properties such as Young's Modulus, Poisson's Ratio, fracture stress, permeability, thickness, pressure, porosity, and spacing of natural fractures 82 .
- the reservoir properties 172 may comprise other suitable data indicative of formation 14 and/or conditions in the formation 14 .
- the microseismic data 174 may be collected from the microseismic system 56 , or other suitable sources.
- the microseismic data 174 may comprise the distribution of natural and induced fractures 82 and 84 for fracture treatments 10 in the formation 14 , as well as the fracture value generated by the fracture treatments 10 .
- Measured microseismic data may be processed by manually or otherwise plotting points where rock slips during the fracture treatment 10 , which may be recorded as pops or snaps during the fracture treatment 10 . The points may be in or just outside the natural fractures 82 and/or induced fractured 84 .
- the microseismic data 174 may comprise other, different and/or additional information, as well as a subset of the described information.
- the production data 176 may be directly measured and/or received from database sources or otherwise.
- the production data 176 may comprise oil, gas and/or water production data as well as bottom hole pressure and temperature information from wells drilled and producing in the formation 14 .
- the production data 176 may also comprise production and other decline data, as well as other information indicative of production.
- Production data 176 may comprise other, additional or different information, as well as a subset of the described information.
- the job design data 178 may comprise data for a planned fracture treatment 10 .
- the job design data 178 may include a fracture volume 86 , volume pumped for the fracture treatment 10 and/or rate (Q) for the fracture treatment 10 .
- simulations of the fracture simulator 47 are based on volume pumped data for a planned fracture treatment 10 .
- fracture geometry may be simulated based on volume pumped.
- the simulation may be based on additional or different data.
- the job design data 178 may comprise other, different and/or additional data for the planned fracture treatment 10 , as well as a subset of the identified data.
- the fracture geometry simulator 152 , fracture property simulator 154 , production simulator 156 and economic simulator 158 may each be coupled to the data collection and processing unit 150 and the user interface 160 , as well as to each other. Accordingly, each may access data collected, calculated and/or simulated and each may be accessed by an operator or other user via the user interface 160 .
- the user interface 160 may comprise a graphical interface, a text based interface or other suitable interface.
- the fracture geometry simulator 152 may provide a fracture geometry model and/or access to the fracture geometry model to the fracture property simulator 154 .
- the fracture property simulator 154 may provide a fracture property model and/or access to the fracture property model to the production simulator 156 .
- the production simulator 156 may provide a production model or access to a production model to the economic simulator 158 . Accordingly, each simulator may store its own generated model and/or may transfer the model to another simulator for processing. In another embodiment, models may be stored in the data collection and processing unit 150 and/or displayed by the user interface 160 . The simulations may in a particular embodiment be generated and/or displayed in real-time to the input of job design data and/or at a fracture site.
- the fracture geometry simulator 152 may simulate, or model, geometry of the fracture 60 generated by a planned fracture treatment 10 based on volume pumped or the job design data 178 for the planned fracture treatment 10 .
- An operation is based on data or another element when it uses and/or accounts for the data or other element. Accordingly, the operation may also use and/or account for other data and other information.
- a generated fracture geometry model may comprise fracture volume 86 .
- the fracture geometry model may also comprise the distribution and/or pattern of the natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 .
- the fracture geometry simulator 152 provides in one embodiment a dual porosity model that accounts for natural fractures 82 as well as geomechanical data 170 and reservoir properties 172 .
- the fracture geometry model may be based on volume pumped for the fracture 60 and distance from the well bore 20 of the natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 .
- the fracture geometry may be otherwise simulated, estimated or otherwise determined, by the fracture geometry simulator 152 .
- the fracture properties simulator 154 may simulate, or model, fracture properties based on the fracture geometry model generated by the fracture geometry simulator 152 and the volume pumped or other job design data 178 .
- the fracture properties may be otherwise simulated, estimated or otherwise determined by the fracture property simulator 154 .
- the fracture property simulator 154 may, for example, account for natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 , as well as geomechanical data 170 , and reservoir properties 172 .
- fracture properties may comprise storativity ( ⁇ ) and transmissibility (4). Storativity is the ratio of the fracture volume to the total system volume. Transmissibility is proportional to the ratio of matrix permeability to the natural fracture system.
- the created fracture volume 86 will typically have larger storativity, smaller transmissibility and higher fractured system permeability.
- the fracture permeability may increase by the same ratio of the decrease in transmissibility.
- the change in storativity, transmissibility, and fracture permeability may be a result of ballooning the naturally fractured system around the created hydraulic fracture.
- the fracture geometry simulator 152 and fracture property simulator 154 may be calibrated using geomechanical data 170 , reservoir properties 172 , microseismic data 174 , and/or production data 176 .
- the fracture geometry simulator 152 may be calibrated by correlating volume pumped for fracture treatments 10 in formation 14 with fracture volume 86 generated by the fracture treatments 10 as determined by microseismic data 174 for the fracture treatments 10 .
- the fracture property simulator 154 and fracture geometry simulator 152 may create a distribution of fracture geometry in terms of percentage into the induced fracture azimuth, natural fracture azimuth and horizontal components.
- These simulators can be calibrated by taking measurements from geomechanical properties, micro seismic studies of area fracture treatments, known reservoir properties such as lambda and omega, plus other reservoir components mentioned above.
- the output would be similar to FIG. 2 which indicates a plane view of the fracture network system. In one embodiment, an example of output would be: “40% induced, 55% natural and 5% horizontal components.” These values may then be used to determine the fracture value of the fracture network. This fracture volume can be input into the reservoir model to determine economical benefit from the volume of fluid pumped.
- the fracture property simulator 154 may in a particular embodiment be calibrated by correlating volume pumped and fracture volume 86 for fracture treatments 10 in formation 14 with production data 176 resulting from the fracture treatments 10 to simulate, estimate or otherwise determine fracture properties.
- storativity and transmissibility correlating to a pumped volume and fracture volume 86 may be adjusted to values that account for measured production from fracture treatments 10 in the formation 14 .
- leak off parameters and properties of the formation 14 surrounding the fracture 16 may be modified to match observed fracture growth as a fracture 60 and as a total area surrounding the fracture 60 .
- a non-linear regression may be used to vary storativity and transmissibility until a calculated production curve matches observed production.
- the fracture property simulator 154 may be otherwise suitably calibrated.
- the production simulator 156 simulates production for a planned fracture treatment 10 based on the fracture model generated by the fracture geometry simulator 152 and fracture property simulator 154 .
- the fracture model may comprise the fracture volume 86 determined by the fracture geometry simulator 152 and the storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume 86 determined by the fracture property simulator 154 .
- the fracture model may provide geometry and growth patterns with time (volume of fluid pumped) to replicate the longitudinal and horizontal growth of the fracture network.
- the fracture model may also include, for example, distribution of the induced and natural fractures 82 and 84 .
- the fracture model may comprise other suitable criteria for determining production from the fracture treatment 10 .
- the production simulator 156 may simulate production from a performed fracture treatment 10 based on actual data measured during or after the fracture treatment 10 , such as microseismic data, as well as measured or simulated fracture properties.
- the fracture model will be generated without the fracture geometry model.
- the microseismic effect may be matched.
- a natural fracture model can be generated from micro seismic observations and matched to induced fractures 84 .
- the production simulator 156 may simulate oil, gas and/or water or other byproduct production, as well as production incline and decline curves.
- the simulated production, or production model comprises oil and water production curves over the expected life of the well 12 .
- the production curves may be printed, displayed in the user interface 160 or otherwise made available to the operator.
- the production curves may plot volume produced in barrels or other units versus time in years.
- the production similar 156 may be calibrated by correlating measured storativity and transmissibility from fracture treatments 10 in wells 12 in the formation 14 to measured production of the wells 12 .
- the economic simulator 158 simulates economics of the planned fracture treatment 10 for the well 12 based on, in one embodiment, cost of the fracture treatment 10 and revenue generated by the well 12 in response to the fracture treatment 10 .
- the economic simulator 158 may determine the volume pumped or other criteria for the fracture treatment 10 based on balancing costs of the fracture treatment 10 versus increased revenues from the fracture treatment 10 .
- the economic simulator 158 may account for increased and/or earlier production when weighing various treatment design options.
- the design of the planned fracture treatment 10 may be enhanced or optimized by iteratively simulating the economics of various treatment designs. For example, a number of treatment designs may be fed into the fracture simulator 47 and a fracture geometry model, fracture property model, production model and economic model generated for each treatment design, with the treatment design leading to the most economic model selected for the fracture treatment 10 .
- well spacing for wells 12 in the formation 14 may be determined based on fracture economics.
- well spacing may be selected to enhance or optimize revenues from production of the field. For example, cost of well formation versus cost of well fracturing, as well as resulting production, may be evaluated for the field. It may, in some cases, be economically advantageous to drill an increased number of wells 12 that each need a smaller fracture volume 86 than to drill a decreased number of wells 12 each needing an increased fracture volume 86 to complete the field, or vice versa.
- an optimum well spacing and the corresponding fracture volume 86 for the wells 12 may be selected to complete the field.
- the fracture simulator 47 may be used after a fracture treatment 10 to simulate production and economics based in microseismic or other data from the fracture treatment 10 .
- the production simulation includes the effect of fracture 60 as well as the total affected formation 14 , or reservoir, volume as observed from microseismic measurements.
- the existing microseismic data may be used to perform matching after-treatment to calibrate the model and further refine the terms that represent the natural fractures 82 which may be the ratio of fluid that occupies or propagates into the natural fracture 82 system versus the induced fracture 84 system.
- a common output from the model would be dependent upon volume pumped.
- volume is 1,000,000 gallons of fracture fluid (water) and fracture height to be stimulated is 600 feet. Rate is 85 barrels per minute.
- Output is 52/45/03, which translates to 52 percent induced fractures 82 , 45 percent natural fractures 84 , and 3 percent horizontal fractures. The model would generate these geometries with time and the horizontal geometries not appearing until late in the treatment.
- volume is 3,500,000 gallons of fracture fluid (water) with the other fracture values the same as the first example.
- Output is 48/48/04, which translates to 48 percent induced fracture 82 , 48 percent natural fractures 84 and 4 percent horizontal fractures.
- This example generates a differently shaped rectangle in the plan view than the first example. The overall area is greater as more fluid is injected, but the final shape would resemble a square more so than in the first example.
- existing microseismic data and production data may be used and a multiple history matching approach, to evaluate the success or lack of it from the fracturing treatment 10 .
- the model would include geomechanics effect and may also indicate whether the affected volume by the fracture treatment 10 has been closing or has already closed.
- FIGS. 4A-B illustrate exemplary inputs and outputs of the fracture simulator 47 .
- FIG. 4A illustrates a microseismic map 200 from a fracture treatment 10 .
- FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary fracture model 250 display generated by the fracture simulator 47 for a planned fracture treatment 10 .
- the fracture simulator 47 may comprise other or different suitable inputs and outputs.
- the microseismic map 200 comprises measured data.
- the microseismic map 200 comprises a number of points 202 where the rock slipped in formation 14 during the fracture treatment 10 .
- the slips may be recorded as pops or snaps during the fracture treatment 10 .
- the points 202 may be just inside the natural fractures 82 and/or induced fractures 84 .
- the microseismic map 200 may include plotted natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 .
- the microseismic map 200 may be two-dimensional and indicate location within the field.
- the microseismic map 200 may be three-dimensional indicating rock slips 202 , natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 at different depths of the formation 14 .
- An observation well 204 from which the data was recorded may also be recorded on the microseismic map 200 .
- the fracture model display 250 may indicate the fracture volume 86 for a planned fracture treatment 10 having a certain job design. Storativity and transmissibility of the fracture 60 in the fracture volume 86 may be indicated (not shown) as well as the job design data (not shown). In addition, distribution of natural and induced fractures 82 and 84 may also be indicated as well as the location of the well 12 .
- the fracture model display 250 may comprise a two-dimensional or three-dimensional display. In the three-dimensional embodiment, the fracture model display 250 may display variations in fracture distribution and/or transmissibility or storativity by depth of the formation 14 .
- the fracture model 250 may be otherwise suitably displayed to the operator in textural, other graphical and/or other forms.
- FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of a method for development of a naturally fractured formation using fracture simulation, analysis and reservoir response forecasting.
- the fracture simulator 47 determines an enhanced or optimized fracture design for one or more wells 12 in the formation 14 .
- Other suitable data and/or simulators may be used without departing from the scope of the invention.
- the method begins at step 300 in which data is collected and processed.
- the data includes the geomechanical data 170 , formation properties 172 , microseismic data 174 , and production data 176 .
- the data may be determined from previous wells 12 in the formation 14 and/or other suitable sources.
- Fracture job properties are defined.
- Fracture job properties may be defined in the job design data 178 of fracture simulator 47 .
- the fracture job properties may comprise a specific design, a set of specific designs and/or one or more specific designs with predefined variations for iterative testing and/or optimization of treatment design. Fracture job properties may be otherwise suitably defined.
- a fracture geometry model may be generated.
- the fracture geometry model may be generated by the fracture geometry simulator 152 and comprise a fracture volume 86 for a fracture treatment 10 .
- the fracture geometry model may also comprise the distribution of natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 .
- a fracture property model may be generated for the fracture geometry model.
- the fracture property model may be generated by the fracture property simulator 154 .
- the fracture property model may comprise the storativity and transmissibility of the formation 14 in the fracture volume 86 .
- the fracture geometry model and fracture property model may together comprise a fracture model.
- the fracture model may be displayed to the operator as fracture model display 250 or otherwise. In another embodiment, fracture model may not be displayed or available to the operator. Similarly, the fracture geometry model and fracture property model may or may not be displayed to the operator.
- a production model is generated.
- the production model may be generated by the production simulator 156 .
- the production model may provide estimated oil, gas and/or water production curves for the well 12 in response to the planned fracture treatment 10 .
- the production model may be displayed to the operator in graphical or textual form. In another embodiment, the production model may not be displayed to the operator.
- an economic model may be generated for the well 12 based on the production model.
- the economic model may be generated by the economic simulator 158 .
- the economic model may provide the net present value or other indication of value to be obtained from the well 12 based on estimated production following the planned fracture treatment 10 .
- the economic model may also indicate cost of the well 12 including cost of the fracture treatment 10 and/or provide a net gain or loss obtained from the well 12 in response to the fracture treatment 10 .
- step 312 it is determined if the design of the fracture treatment 10 is complete.
- Design of the fracture treatment 10 may be complete when the fracture treatment 10 is optimized economically or otherwise or exceeds an economical or other threshold. If design of the fracture treatment 10 is not complete, the No branch of decisional step 312 returns to step 302 where fracture job properties are redefined or otherwise varied. After the fracture treatment 10 has been optimized or the fracture treatment 10 has been selected by an operator, the Yes branch of decisional step 312 leads to step 314 , in which the fracture treatment 10 may be executed based on the optimized or selected design.
- step 314 data may be collected during the fracture treatment 10 and used to calibrate or update the fracture simulator 47 .
- production and other data may be measured over the life of the well 12 and used to update the fracture simulator 47 .
- well spacing may be determined based on the optimized or otherwise selected fracture treatment 10 design.
- FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary development of a field 350 using fracture treatments 10 .
- the field 350 includes a plurality of wells 12 each having a fracture 60 .
- the fractures 60 include natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 .
- the induced fractures 84 are perpendicular to natural fractures 82 and formed by the fracture treatment 10 .
- the natural fractures 82 and induced fractures 84 together form the fracture volume 86 .
- the wells 12 may be optimally spaced to allow completion of the field 350 at the least cost and/or greatest revenue. For example, the necessary number of wells 12 and corresponding size of the fracture values 86 for the wells may be determined to produce the field 350 at minimum cost and/or greatest net revenues. Well spacing 12 may deviate in one or more parts of the field based on topology of the field 350 and/or other considerations.
Abstract
A method and system for development of a naturally fractured formation may include generating a fracture model from a fracture treatment of a well in the naturally fractured formation. The fracture model may account for natural fractures in the naturally fractured formation. The fracture model may include the fracture volume of the fracture generated by the fracture treatment. Well spacing and fracture stimulation design for one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation may be determined based on the fracture model.
Description
- Fracture stimulation of a well, and more particularly to a method and system for development of naturally fractured formations.
- Oil and gas wells produce oil, gas and/or byproducts from underground reservoirs. Oil and gas reservoirs are formations of rock containing oil and/or gas. The type and properties of the rock may vary by reservoir and also within reservoirs. For example, the porosity and permeability of a reservoir rock may vary from reservoir to reservoir and from well to well in a reservoir. The porosity is the percentage of pore volume, or void space, within the reservoir rock that can contain fluids. The permeability is an estimate of the reservoir rock's ability to flow or transmit fluids.
- Oil and gas production from a well may be stimulated by fracture, acid or other production enhancement treatment. In a fracture treatment, fluids are pumped downhole under high pressure to artificially fracture the reservoir rock in order to increase permeability and production. First, a pad, which is fracture fluids without proppants is pumped down the well until formation breakdown. Then, the fracturing fluid with proppants is pumped downhole to hold the fractures open after pumping stops. At the end of the fracture treatment, a clear fluid flush may be pumped down the well to clean the wellbore of proppants.
- Shales and other carboniferous and naturally fractured formations are often fracture stimulated, or treated, to improve natural production. A typical fracture treatment requires thousands to millions of gallons of water with proppant pumped at a high rate of velocity. These fracture treatments are often generic, using little technology to design them. Microseismic monitoring of these fracture treatments indicates the typical fracture pattern is not a single-wing pattern as in other formations, but a maze of induced fractures which engage or hook-up with natural fractures in the shales. The natural fractures are typically, but not always, oriented 90 degrees orthogonal to the direction of the induced fractures or in the direction of minimum horizontal stress. The natural fractures contain natural gas which may be produced after stimulation. For a given volume, several areas of natural fractures are connected by the induced fractures. The improvement from the fracture treatment is a function of the amount of area of the shale that is exposed and allowed to dissorb gas from the formation.
- A method and system for development of naturally fractured formations are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a method for development of a naturally fractured formation includes generating a fracture model from a fracture treatment of a well in the naturally fractured formation. The fracture model accounts for natural fractures in the naturally fractured formation. The fracture model may include a fracture volume generated by the fracture treatment. At least one of well spacing and fracture treatment design for one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation may be determined based on the fracture model.
- In a specific embodiment, microseismic data may be used to define the boundaries of the fracture volume. The performance of the fracture may be defined in the classical planar bi-wing fracture, fracture volume, or a fracture volume surrounding a bi-wing fracture. The characterization of fracture volume may be in terms of a new storativity, transmissibility, and/or the fracture's permeability. These parameters may be determined from, for example, either testing or history matching of production. The model may be used for long-term prediction of production.
- Technical advantages of one or more embodiments of the method and system may include providing a fracture simulator which models the fracture geometry of shales and other formations with natural fractures. The model may account for induced and natural fractures. In addition, the model may be calibrated by microseismic data. The model may be used in design and real time modes and provide special three-dimensional models. The design model may be used to plan large field developments.
- Other technical advantages of one or more embodiments may include an integrated approach to stimulation, analysis, reservoir response forecasting and field development planning for shale and other fractured formations. The integrated approach may include the linkage of microseismic measurement, the numerical simulation of the fracture propagation, and the numerical simulation of reservoir performance and/or matching reservoir productivity.
- Details of the one or more embodiments of the disclosure are set forth in the accompanying drawings in the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of some of the embodiments will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims. Some, all, or none of the embodiments may include advantages described herein.
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FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a fracture treatment for a well; -
FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary fracture value generated by the fracture treatment ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of the fracture simulator; -
FIGS. 4A-B illustrate exemplary inputs and outputs of the fracture simulator ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of a method for development of a naturally fractured formation using fracture simulation, analysis and reservoir response forecasting; and -
FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary development of a field using fracture treatments. -
FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of afracture treatment 10 for a well 12. Thewell 12 may be an oil and gas well intersecting a reservoir orformation 14. In this embodiment, theformation 14 comprises an underground formation of naturally fractured rock containing oil and/or gas. For example, theformation 14 may comprise a fractured shale. The well 12 may in other embodiments, intersect other suitable types offormations 14, including reservoirs that are not naturally fractured in any significant amount. - The
fracture treatment 10 may comprise a mini fracture test treatment or other suitable treatment. In the mini fracture test treatment embodiment, thefracture treatment 10 may be used to determine formation properties and fracture properties before a regular or full fracture treatment. The formation properties may comprise, for example, reservoir pressure and formation permeability. The formation permeability is an estimate of the reservoir rock's ability to flow or transmit fluids. The fracture properties may comprise, for example, a fracture value and distribution of fractures in the fracture value. In other embodiments, thefracture treatment 10 may comprise a regular or full fracture treatment, a follow-on fracture treatment, a final fracture treatment or other suitable fracture treatment. - For a mini fracture embodiment, analysis of the test typically is used to determine, for example, the formation permeability, fracture closure pressure, and fissure opening pressure. The fracture closure pressure may be very close to the maximum horizontal stress and may be shown by deviation of the induced fracture from a straight line emanating from the
well 12. In addition, the effective permeability of the fractured system may be determined from analysis of the induced fracture. The mini fracture test may also be used to estimate the dual porosity parameters. - The presence of pre-hydraulic production data or a test could also or instead be used to determine original storativity and transmissibility. This would provide dual porosity parameters for the original reservoir and for the fracture volume. In another embodiment, production data may be matched with theoretically simulated data from a simulator such as QUIKLOOK from HALLIBURTON. In real time operation, the prediction of the reservoir performance can be used to enhance or optimize the design of the fractured volume. Real time monitoring of seismic can determine whether the design has been achieved and/or the fracture that was achieved. The improved reservoir description may be used to give better forecast of future performance.
- The well 12 may include a well bore 20, casing 22 and
well head 24. The well bore 20 may be a vertical or deviated bore. Thecasing 22 may be cemented or otherwise suitably secured in the well bore 12.Perforations 26 may be formed in thecasing 22 at the level of theformation 14 to allow oil, gas, and by-products to flow into the well 12 and be produced to thesurface 25.Perforations 26 may be formed using shape charges, a perforating gun or otherwise. - For the
fracture treatment 10, awork string 30 may be disposed in the well bore 20. Thework string 30 may be coiled tubing, sectioned pipe or other suitable tubing. A fracturingtool 32 may be coupled to an end of thework string 30. Thefracturing tool 32 may comprise a SURGIFRAC or COBRA FRAC tool manufactured by HALLIBURTON or other suitable fracturing tool.Packers 36 may seal anannulus 38 of the well bore 20 above and below theformation 14.Packers 36 may be mechanical, fluid inflatable or other suitable packers. - One or
more pump trucks 40 may be coupled to thework string 30 at thesurface 25. Thepump trucks 40pump fracture fluid 58 down thework string 30 to perform thefracture treatment 10 and generate thefracture 60. Thefracture fluid 58 may comprise a fluid pad, proppants and/or a flush fluid. Thepump trucks 40 may comprise mobile vehicles, equipment such as skids or other suitable structures. - One or
more instrument trucks 44 may also be provided at thesurface 25. Theinstrument truck 44 may include afracture control system 46 and afracture simulator 47. Thefracture control system 46 monitors and controls thefracture treatment 10. Thefracture control system 46 may, in one embodiment, control thepump trucks 40 and fluid valves to stop and start thefracture treatment 10 as well as to stop and start the pad phase, proppant phase and/or flush phase of thefracture treatment 10. Thefracture control system 46 communicates with surface and/or subsurface instruments to monitor and control thefracture treatment 10. In one embodiment, the surface and subsurface instruments may comprisesurface sensors 48, down-hole sensors 50 and pump controls 52. - Surface and down-
hole sensors fracture treatment 10. Surface and down-hole sensors fracture control system 46 over wire-line, wireless or other suitable links. For example,surface sensors 48 and pump controls 52 may communicate with thefracture control system 46 via a wire-line link while down-hole sensors 50 communicate wirelessly to a receiver at thesurface 25 that is connected by a wire-line link to thefracture control system 46. In another embodiment, the down-hole sensors 50 may upon retrieval from the well 12 be directly or otherwise connected to fracturecontrol system 46. - The
fracture simulator 47 may simulate thefracture 60 during a design phase and/or use data collected from thefracture treatment 10 to simulatefurther fracture treatments 10 in theformation 14. In either case, thefracture simulator 47 may be updated during and after thefracture treatment 10 based on measured and/or observed data, including fracture, subsequent production and/or other data. Thefracture simulator 47 may also be used for planning field development. For example, thefracture simulator 47 may estimate or otherwise determine fracture geometry based on fracture volume pumped (vp), determine production based on fracture geometry and/or determine economically optimal or other well spacing and fracture treatment design for field development. - In one embodiment, the
fracture simulator 47 may consider the considerable increase in fluid leak-off and the creation of fractures that are at angle to the main induced hydraulic fractures. The presence of these natural fractures may cause the arrest of the propagation of the main fracture. In particular, thesimulator 47 may set limits of the fracture propagation model (both in direction of the main fracture and in a direction perpendicular to the main fracture) from the micro seismic monitoring, set up the three determined stresses, and design the main fracture while varying the leak-off into the formation to get the length determined by micro seismic. Thesimulator 47 may also use the observed maximum horizontal stress (from mini fracture) and the observed pressure coupled with the length determined from micro seismic to calculate the volume necessary to create the fracture. By comparing the volume leaked off from the first fracture to the volume needed to create the second fracture, a measure of fracture distribution can be reached. - The
fracture simulator 47 may communicate with amicroseismic system 56. Themicroseismic system 56 may comprise one or more sensors at the surface and/or in an observation well normal to the fracture plane. Themicroseismic system 56 may detect, record and provide information on points in theformation 14 at which fracturing is observed. In another embodiment, tilt meters or other sensors able to collect information indicative of the area of theformation 14 effected by thefracture 60 may be used in addition to and/or in place of themicroseismic system 56. - In operation, the fracturing
tool 32 is coupled to thework string 30 and positioned in thewell 12. Thepackers 36 are set to isolate theformation 14. Thepump trucks 40pump fracture fluid 58 down thework string 30 to thefracturing tool 32. Thefracture fluid 58 exits thefracturing tool 32 and creates thefracture 60 in theformation 14. In a particular embodiment, afracture fluid 58 may comprise a fluid pad pumped down the well 12 until breakdown of the formation in theformation 14. Proppants may then be pumped down-hole followed by a clear fluid flush. Thefracture treatment 10 may be otherwise suitably performed. - During the
fracture treatment 10, themicroseismic system 56 collects data on the location in theformation 14 where rock slips and/or other fracturing occurs. Additionally, or alternately, themicroseismic system 56 may record rock slips and/or other activity indicative of the location of fractures during closure of thefracture 60 following thefracture treatment 10. Thefracture simulator 47 may develop, refine, or otherwise generate a fracture model of thefracture 60 based on microseismic data collected by themicroseismic system 56. As described in more detail below, the fracture model may include a fracture volume of thefracture 60 and/or a fracture geometry of thefracture 60. The fracture geometry may include the fracture volume as well as storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume. -
FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of thefracture 60 formed from the well 12 in theformation 14. Thefracture 60 includes a swarm or pattern offractures 80. Thefractures 80 includenatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84. The inducedfractures 84 are perpendicular to thenatural fractures 82 and formed byfracture treatment 10. Thenatural fractures 82 may be elongated, enlarged or otherwise affected by thefracture treatment 10. Together, thenatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84 form the effected zone, orother fracture volume 86. - In the
fracture volume 86, one or moreindividual fractures 84 may emit from the well bore and each intersect severalnatural fractures 82. Most, if not all,natural fractures 82 will take fluid but some will divert the flow from the inducedfracture 84 so that the flow quits its original path and instead fluid goes down thenatural fracture 82. At some point, thenatural fracture 82 may cease to exist, in which case the energy in this portion of afracture 60 is sufficient to re-start an inducedfracture 84 along the original fracturing plane. The inducedhydraulic fracture 84 will typically be located in the middle of thefracture volume 86. The boundaries of thefracture volume 86 may be determined from seismic data. In some embodiments, the fracturing treatment will not change the basic parameters offracture volume 86, but will change the dimensions of the fracture volume 86 (will get bigger). - The induced
fractures 84 may provide primary porosity in thefracture volume 86 while thenatural fractures 82 provide secondary porosity. The fracture swarm may have ratios of about forty percent (40%) induced fractures 84 (and fracture length) in thefracture volume 86 about forty-five percent (45%) natural fractures 82 (and fracture length) in thefracture volume 86 and about five percent (5%) horizontal fractures (associated with either natural or induced) in thefracture volume 86. -
FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of thefracture simulator 47. In this embodiment, thefracture simulator 47 is implemented as an integrated computer system such as a personal computer, laptop, or other stand-alone system. In other embodiments, thefracture simulator 47 may be implemented as a distributed computer system with elements of thefracture simulator 47 connected locally and/or remotely by a computer or other communication network. - The
fracture simulator 47 may comprise any processors or set of processors that execute instructions and manipulate data to perform the operations such as, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a blade, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Processing may be controlled by logic which may comprise software and/or hardware instructions. The software may comprise a computer readable program coded and embedded on a computer readable medium for performing the methods, processes and operations of the respective engines. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , thefracture simulator 47 includes a data collection andprocessing unit 150,fracture geometry simulator 152, afracture property simulator 154, aproduction simulator 156, aneconomic simulator 158, anduser interface 160. Thefracture simulator 47 and/or components of thefracture simulator 47 may comprise additional, different, and/or other suitable elements, as well as any suitable subset of the elements. - Data collection and
processing unit 150 receives, accesses, and/or storesgeomechanical data 170,reservoir properties 172,microseismic data 174,production data 176 andjob design data 178 for theformation 14, which may include data for similar formations if appropriate. Additional, different and/or other suitable information may be collected, stored and/or accessed, as well as any suitable subset of information. The collection andprocessing unit 150 may correlate received signals to a corresponding measured value, filter the data, fill in missing data and/or calculate data derivatives used by one or more of thefracture geometry simulator 152,fracture property simulator 154,production simulator 156 and/oreconomic simulator 158. The data collection andprocessing unit 150 may comprise data input/output (I/O) and data storage. The data I/O may be coupled by wireline or wirelessly to local and/or remote instruments or data sources. The data storage may be one or more databases or other persistent or non-persistent storage. - The
geomechanical data 170 may be received from database sources, from imaging logs such as Formation Micro-Imager (FMI) or otherwise. In the FMI embodiment, the FMI tool determines a maximum horizontal stress (υH max), a minimum horizontal stress (υH min), stress directions, and the relationship between the maximum and minimum stresses. The FMI tool may comprise, for example, a 4, 5 or 6 arm tool. This and other or different geomechanical information is stored ingeomechanical data 170. - The
reservoir properties data 172 may be received from database sources, from well logs or otherwise. Thereservoir properties 172 may comprise, for example, rock mechanic properties such as Young's Modulus, Poisson's Ratio, fracture stress, permeability, thickness, pressure, porosity, and spacing ofnatural fractures 82. Thereservoir properties 172 may comprise other suitable data indicative offormation 14 and/or conditions in theformation 14. - The
microseismic data 174 may be collected from themicroseismic system 56, or other suitable sources. Themicroseismic data 174 may comprise the distribution of natural and inducedfractures fracture treatments 10 in theformation 14, as well as the fracture value generated by thefracture treatments 10. Measured microseismic data may be processed by manually or otherwise plotting points where rock slips during thefracture treatment 10, which may be recorded as pops or snaps during thefracture treatment 10. The points may be in or just outside thenatural fractures 82 and/or induced fractured 84. Themicroseismic data 174 may comprise other, different and/or additional information, as well as a subset of the described information. - The
production data 176 may be directly measured and/or received from database sources or otherwise. Theproduction data 176 may comprise oil, gas and/or water production data as well as bottom hole pressure and temperature information from wells drilled and producing in theformation 14. Theproduction data 176 may also comprise production and other decline data, as well as other information indicative of production.Production data 176 may comprise other, additional or different information, as well as a subset of the described information. - The
job design data 178 may comprise data for aplanned fracture treatment 10. Thejob design data 178 may include afracture volume 86, volume pumped for thefracture treatment 10 and/or rate (Q) for thefracture treatment 10. In one embodiment, simulations of thefracture simulator 47 are based on volume pumped data for aplanned fracture treatment 10. In this embodiment, fracture geometry may be simulated based on volume pumped. The simulation may be based on additional or different data. Thejob design data 178 may comprise other, different and/or additional data for theplanned fracture treatment 10, as well as a subset of the identified data. - The
fracture geometry simulator 152,fracture property simulator 154,production simulator 156 andeconomic simulator 158 may each be coupled to the data collection andprocessing unit 150 and theuser interface 160, as well as to each other. Accordingly, each may access data collected, calculated and/or simulated and each may be accessed by an operator or other user via theuser interface 160. Theuser interface 160 may comprise a graphical interface, a text based interface or other suitable interface. In a particular embodiment, thefracture geometry simulator 152 may provide a fracture geometry model and/or access to the fracture geometry model to thefracture property simulator 154. Similarly, thefracture property simulator 154 may provide a fracture property model and/or access to the fracture property model to theproduction simulator 156. Theproduction simulator 156 may provide a production model or access to a production model to theeconomic simulator 158. Accordingly, each simulator may store its own generated model and/or may transfer the model to another simulator for processing. In another embodiment, models may be stored in the data collection andprocessing unit 150 and/or displayed by theuser interface 160. The simulations may in a particular embodiment be generated and/or displayed in real-time to the input of job design data and/or at a fracture site. - The
fracture geometry simulator 152 may simulate, or model, geometry of thefracture 60 generated by aplanned fracture treatment 10 based on volume pumped or thejob design data 178 for theplanned fracture treatment 10. An operation is based on data or another element when it uses and/or accounts for the data or other element. Accordingly, the operation may also use and/or account for other data and other information. A generated fracture geometry model may comprisefracture volume 86. In a particular embodiment, the fracture geometry model may also comprise the distribution and/or pattern of thenatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84. - The
fracture geometry simulator 152 provides in one embodiment a dual porosity model that accounts fornatural fractures 82 as well asgeomechanical data 170 andreservoir properties 172. In this embodiment, the fracture geometry model may be based on volume pumped for thefracture 60 and distance from the well bore 20 of thenatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84. The fracture geometry may be otherwise simulated, estimated or otherwise determined, by thefracture geometry simulator 152. - The
fracture properties simulator 154 may simulate, or model, fracture properties based on the fracture geometry model generated by thefracture geometry simulator 152 and the volume pumped or otherjob design data 178. The fracture properties may be otherwise simulated, estimated or otherwise determined by thefracture property simulator 154. In simulating fracture properties, thefracture property simulator 154 may, for example, account fornatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84, as well asgeomechanical data 170, andreservoir properties 172. In a particular embodiment, fracture properties may comprise storativity (ω) and transmissibility (4). Storativity is the ratio of the fracture volume to the total system volume. Transmissibility is proportional to the ratio of matrix permeability to the natural fracture system. The createdfracture volume 86 will typically have larger storativity, smaller transmissibility and higher fractured system permeability. The fracture permeability may increase by the same ratio of the decrease in transmissibility. The change in storativity, transmissibility, and fracture permeability may be a result of ballooning the naturally fractured system around the created hydraulic fracture. - The
fracture geometry simulator 152 andfracture property simulator 154 may be calibrated usinggeomechanical data 170,reservoir properties 172,microseismic data 174, and/orproduction data 176. In a particular embodiment, thefracture geometry simulator 152 may be calibrated by correlating volume pumped forfracture treatments 10 information 14 withfracture volume 86 generated by thefracture treatments 10 as determined bymicroseismic data 174 for thefracture treatments 10. For example, thefracture property simulator 154 andfracture geometry simulator 152 may create a distribution of fracture geometry in terms of percentage into the induced fracture azimuth, natural fracture azimuth and horizontal components. These simulators can be calibrated by taking measurements from geomechanical properties, micro seismic studies of area fracture treatments, known reservoir properties such as lambda and omega, plus other reservoir components mentioned above. The output would be similar toFIG. 2 which indicates a plane view of the fracture network system. In one embodiment, an example of output would be: “40% induced, 55% natural and 5% horizontal components.” These values may then be used to determine the fracture value of the fracture network. This fracture volume can be input into the reservoir model to determine economical benefit from the volume of fluid pumped. - In addition, the
fracture property simulator 154 may in a particular embodiment be calibrated by correlating volume pumped andfracture volume 86 forfracture treatments 10 information 14 withproduction data 176 resulting from thefracture treatments 10 to simulate, estimate or otherwise determine fracture properties. For example, storativity and transmissibility correlating to a pumped volume andfracture volume 86 may be adjusted to values that account for measured production fromfracture treatments 10 in theformation 14. As another example, leak off parameters and properties of theformation 14 surrounding the fracture 16 may be modified to match observed fracture growth as afracture 60 and as a total area surrounding thefracture 60. In particular, a non-linear regression may be used to vary storativity and transmissibility until a calculated production curve matches observed production. Thefracture property simulator 154 may be otherwise suitably calibrated. - The
production simulator 156 simulates production for aplanned fracture treatment 10 based on the fracture model generated by thefracture geometry simulator 152 andfracture property simulator 154. The fracture model may comprise thefracture volume 86 determined by thefracture geometry simulator 152 and the storativity and transmissibility of thefracture volume 86 determined by thefracture property simulator 154. The fracture model may provide geometry and growth patterns with time (volume of fluid pumped) to replicate the longitudinal and horizontal growth of the fracture network. The fracture model may also include, for example, distribution of the induced andnatural fractures fracture treatment 10. In addition, theproduction simulator 156 may simulate production from a performedfracture treatment 10 based on actual data measured during or after thefracture treatment 10, such as microseismic data, as well as measured or simulated fracture properties. In another embodiment, the fracture model will be generated without the fracture geometry model. In this embodiment, the microseismic effect may be matched. For example, a natural fracture model can be generated from micro seismic observations and matched to inducedfractures 84. - The
production simulator 156 may simulate oil, gas and/or water or other byproduct production, as well as production incline and decline curves. In one embodiment, the simulated production, or production model, comprises oil and water production curves over the expected life of the well 12. The production curves may be printed, displayed in theuser interface 160 or otherwise made available to the operator. In a particular embodiment, the production curves may plot volume produced in barrels or other units versus time in years. The production similar 156 may be calibrated by correlating measured storativity and transmissibility fromfracture treatments 10 inwells 12 in theformation 14 to measured production of thewells 12. - The
economic simulator 158 simulates economics of the plannedfracture treatment 10 for the well 12 based on, in one embodiment, cost of thefracture treatment 10 and revenue generated by the well 12 in response to thefracture treatment 10. In a particular embodiment, theeconomic simulator 158 may determine the volume pumped or other criteria for thefracture treatment 10 based on balancing costs of thefracture treatment 10 versus increased revenues from thefracture treatment 10. Theeconomic simulator 158 may account for increased and/or earlier production when weighing various treatment design options. The design of the plannedfracture treatment 10 may be enhanced or optimized by iteratively simulating the economics of various treatment designs. For example, a number of treatment designs may be fed into thefracture simulator 47 and a fracture geometry model, fracture property model, production model and economic model generated for each treatment design, with the treatment design leading to the most economic model selected for thefracture treatment 10. - In addition, or alternately, well spacing for
wells 12 in theformation 14 may be determined based on fracture economics. In this embodiment, well spacing may be selected to enhance or optimize revenues from production of the field. For example, cost of well formation versus cost of well fracturing, as well as resulting production, may be evaluated for the field. It may, in some cases, be economically advantageous to drill an increased number ofwells 12 that each need asmaller fracture volume 86 than to drill a decreased number ofwells 12 each needing an increasedfracture volume 86 to complete the field, or vice versa. In a particular embodiment, an optimum well spacing and thecorresponding fracture volume 86 for thewells 12 may be selected to complete the field. In addition tofracture treatment 10, well spacing and field planning, thefracture simulator 47 may be used after afracture treatment 10 to simulate production and economics based in microseismic or other data from thefracture treatment 10. In this embodiment, the production simulation includes the effect offracture 60 as well as the total affectedformation 14, or reservoir, volume as observed from microseismic measurements. In still another embodiment, the existing microseismic data may be used to perform matching after-treatment to calibrate the model and further refine the terms that represent thenatural fractures 82 which may be the ratio of fluid that occupies or propagates into thenatural fracture 82 system versus the inducedfracture 84 system. In other words, if the output is 50/45/05, then 45 percent of the fracture volume propagates into thenatural fracture 82 system and 50 percent propagates into the inducedfracture 84 system. Horizontal fracture geometries typically range from 7 percent down to 2 percent. Therefore, in one embodiment, a common output from the model would be dependent upon volume pumped. As a first example, volume is 1,000,000 gallons of fracture fluid (water) and fracture height to be stimulated is 600 feet. Rate is 85 barrels per minute. Output is 52/45/03, which translates to 52 percent inducedfractures 82, 45 percentnatural fractures 84, and 3 percent horizontal fractures. The model would generate these geometries with time and the horizontal geometries not appearing until late in the treatment. As a second example, volume is 3,500,000 gallons of fracture fluid (water) with the other fracture values the same as the first example. Output is 48/48/04, which translates to 48 percent inducedfracture natural fractures 84 and 4 percent horizontal fractures. This example generates a differently shaped rectangle in the plan view than the first example. The overall area is greater as more fluid is injected, but the final shape would resemble a square more so than in the first example. - In still another embodiment, existing microseismic data and production data may be used and a multiple history matching approach, to evaluate the success or lack of it from the fracturing
treatment 10. In this embodiment, the model would include geomechanics effect and may also indicate whether the affected volume by thefracture treatment 10 has been closing or has already closed. -
FIGS. 4A-B illustrate exemplary inputs and outputs of thefracture simulator 47. In particular,FIG. 4A illustrates amicroseismic map 200 from afracture treatment 10.FIG. 4B illustrates anexemplary fracture model 250 display generated by thefracture simulator 47 for aplanned fracture treatment 10. Thefracture simulator 47 may comprise other or different suitable inputs and outputs. - Referring to
FIG. 4A , themicroseismic map 200 comprises measured data. In one embodiment, themicroseismic map 200 comprises a number ofpoints 202 where the rock slipped information 14 during thefracture treatment 10. As previously described, the slips may be recorded as pops or snaps during thefracture treatment 10. Thepoints 202 may be just inside thenatural fractures 82 and/or inducedfractures 84. Themicroseismic map 200 may include plottednatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84. Themicroseismic map 200 may be two-dimensional and indicate location within the field. In another embodiment, themicroseismic map 200 may be three-dimensional indicating rock slips 202,natural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84 at different depths of theformation 14. An observation well 204 from which the data was recorded may also be recorded on themicroseismic map 200. - Referring to
FIG. 4B , thefracture model display 250 may indicate thefracture volume 86 for aplanned fracture treatment 10 having a certain job design. Storativity and transmissibility of thefracture 60 in thefracture volume 86 may be indicated (not shown) as well as the job design data (not shown). In addition, distribution of natural and inducedfractures fracture model display 250 may comprise a two-dimensional or three-dimensional display. In the three-dimensional embodiment, thefracture model display 250 may display variations in fracture distribution and/or transmissibility or storativity by depth of theformation 14. Thefracture model 250 may be otherwise suitably displayed to the operator in textural, other graphical and/or other forms. -
FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of a method for development of a naturally fractured formation using fracture simulation, analysis and reservoir response forecasting. In this embodiment, thefracture simulator 47 determines an enhanced or optimized fracture design for one ormore wells 12 in theformation 14. Other suitable data and/or simulators may be used without departing from the scope of the invention. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , the method begins atstep 300 in which data is collected and processed. In one embodiment, the data includes thegeomechanical data 170,formation properties 172,microseismic data 174, andproduction data 176. The data may be determined fromprevious wells 12 in theformation 14 and/or other suitable sources. - Proceeding to step 302, fracture job properties are defined. Fracture job properties may be defined in the
job design data 178 offracture simulator 47. The fracture job properties may comprise a specific design, a set of specific designs and/or one or more specific designs with predefined variations for iterative testing and/or optimization of treatment design. Fracture job properties may be otherwise suitably defined. - At
step 304, a fracture geometry model may be generated. The fracture geometry model may be generated by thefracture geometry simulator 152 and comprise afracture volume 86 for afracture treatment 10. The fracture geometry model may also comprise the distribution ofnatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84. - Next, at
step 306, a fracture property model may be generated for the fracture geometry model. The fracture property model may be generated by thefracture property simulator 154. The fracture property model may comprise the storativity and transmissibility of theformation 14 in thefracture volume 86. As previously described, the fracture geometry model and fracture property model may together comprise a fracture model. The fracture model may be displayed to the operator asfracture model display 250 or otherwise. In another embodiment, fracture model may not be displayed or available to the operator. Similarly, the fracture geometry model and fracture property model may or may not be displayed to the operator. - At
step 308, a production model is generated. The production model may be generated by theproduction simulator 156. The production model may provide estimated oil, gas and/or water production curves for the well 12 in response to the plannedfracture treatment 10. The production model may be displayed to the operator in graphical or textual form. In another embodiment, the production model may not be displayed to the operator. - At
step 310, an economic model may be generated for the well 12 based on the production model. The economic model may be generated by theeconomic simulator 158. The economic model may provide the net present value or other indication of value to be obtained from the well 12 based on estimated production following the plannedfracture treatment 10. The economic model may also indicate cost of the well 12 including cost of thefracture treatment 10 and/or provide a net gain or loss obtained from the well 12 in response to thefracture treatment 10. - Proceeding to
decisional step 312, it is determined if the design of thefracture treatment 10 is complete. Design of thefracture treatment 10 may be complete when thefracture treatment 10 is optimized economically or otherwise or exceeds an economical or other threshold. If design of thefracture treatment 10 is not complete, the No branch ofdecisional step 312 returns to step 302 where fracture job properties are redefined or otherwise varied. After thefracture treatment 10 has been optimized or thefracture treatment 10 has been selected by an operator, the Yes branch ofdecisional step 312 leads to step 314, in which thefracture treatment 10 may be executed based on the optimized or selected design. - Next, at
step 314, data may be collected during thefracture treatment 10 and used to calibrate or update thefracture simulator 47. In addition, production and other data may be measured over the life of the well 12 and used to update thefracture simulator 47. During drilling and production ofadditional wells 12, well spacing may be determined based on the optimized or otherwise selectedfracture treatment 10 design. -
FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary development of afield 350 usingfracture treatments 10. Referring toFIG. 6 , thefield 350 includes a plurality ofwells 12 each having afracture 60. Thefractures 60 includenatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84. The inducedfractures 84 are perpendicular tonatural fractures 82 and formed by thefracture treatment 10. Thenatural fractures 82 and inducedfractures 84 together form thefracture volume 86. - The
wells 12 may be optimally spaced to allow completion of thefield 350 at the least cost and/or greatest revenue. For example, the necessary number ofwells 12 and corresponding size of the fracture values 86 for the wells may be determined to produce thefield 350 at minimum cost and/or greatest net revenues. Well spacing 12 may deviate in one or more parts of the field based on topology of thefield 350 and/or other considerations. - Although this disclosure has been described in terms of certain embodiments and generally associated methods, alterations and permutations of these embodiments and methods will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the above description of example embodiments does not define or constrain this disclosure. Other changes, substitutions, and alterations are also possible without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure.
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1. A method for development of a naturally fractured formation, comprising:
generating a fracture model from a fracture treatment of a well in a naturally fractured formation;
the fracture model accounting for natural fractures within the naturally fractured formation and comprising a fracture volume of a fracture generated by the fracture treatment; and
determining at least one of well spacing and fracture treatment designed for one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation based on the fracture model.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the fracture model based on production data from the well in the naturally fractured formation.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising optimizing well spacing and fracture treatment design for the one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation based on the fracture model.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fracture model comprises storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the fracture model based on microseismic data collected from a fracture treatment of a disparate well in the naturally fractured formation.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fracture model comprises a multi-dimensional model.
7. A method for well planning in a formation, comprising:
performing a fracture treatment for a well to generate a fracture in a formation;
collecting microseismic data from the fracture treatment;
using the microseismic data to generate a fracture model of the fracture; and
using the fracture model for well planning in the formation.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the well planning comprises at least one of a spacing for a second well based on the fracture model and a fracture treatment design for the second well.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising updating the fracture model based on production from the well.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining a well spacing and a fracture treatment design for one or more wells based on the fracture model.
11. The method claim 10 , further comprising determining the well spacing and fracture treatment design for the one or more wells based on an economic analysis of costs of the fracture treatment design and revenue generated by the one or more wells based on the fracture treatment design.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the fracture model comprises storativity and transmissibility of a fracture volume of the fracture generated by the fracture treatment.
13. The method for simulating production enhancement of a well, comprising:
simulating a fracture geometry from a fracture treatment of a well in a formation, the fracture geometry accounting for natural fractures in the formation; and
simulating production of the well based on the fracture geometry.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising simulating the fracture geometry based on a volume of the facture treatment.
15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising simulating the fracture geometry based on microseismic data collected for a disparate fracture treatment in the formation.
16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising generating a visual image of the fracture geometry, the visual image comprising induced and natural fractures.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the fracture geometry comprises a fracture volume of the fracture treatment.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the fracture geometry comprises storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume.
19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising simulating the fracture geometry by generating a multi-dimensional model of the fracture treatment.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising updating the multi-dimensional model based on production for the well.
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