Optimum Hydraulic Fracture Conductivity for Shale/Tight Reservoirs

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dc.contributor.advisorChen, Zhangxing Jr
dc.contributor.authorYe, Xiaoduan Jr
dc.contributor.committeememberAguilera, Roberto Jr
dc.contributor.committeememberJeje, Ayodeji Jr
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T20:41:55Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T20:41:55Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractSlick-water fracturing has become the common hydraulic fracturing technique for shale plays. There is a thought that fracture conductivity is not important in shale plays, and one design applies to different property of shale plays. Many publications pointed out the improved fracture conductivity increases well production of tight reservoirs. The objective of this study is to present a workflow for determining the optimum fracture conductivity requirements for shale/tight gas plays with different characteristics. Two hydraulic fracture models are explicitly established in a reservoir simulator, including planar fractures and a complex fracture network. The results of optimum fracture conductivity are compared and analyzed. The simulation results show that fracture conductivity is very important in productivity of shale/tight gas plays. The optimum fracture conductivity is a function of reservoir and treatment parameters such as matrix permeability, reservoir geomechanics, natural fracture properties, hydraulic fracture length and spacing, production time, and fracture geometry.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYe, X. J. (2016). Optimum Hydraulic Fracture Conductivity for Shale/Tight Reservoirs (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27219en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27219
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3058
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationconductivityen_US
dc.titleOptimum Hydraulic Fracture Conductivity for Shale/Tight Reservoirs
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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