Integrating Reservoir Geomechanics with Multiple Fracture Propagation and Proppant Placement

TitleIntegrating Reservoir Geomechanics with Multiple Fracture Propagation and Proppant Placement
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsManchanda, R., S. Zheng, S. Hirose, and M. M. Sharma
JournalSPE Journal
Volume25
Issue02
Start Page662
Pagination662-691
Date Published04/2020
ISSN1086-055X
Other NumbersSPE-199366
KeywordsFracture modeling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement
Abstract

This paper presents the formulation and results from a coupled finite-volume (FV)/finite-area (FA) model for simulating the propagation of multiple hydraulically driven fractures in two and three dimensions at the wellbore and pad scale. The proposed method captures realistic representations of local heterogeneities, layering, fracture turning, poroelasticity, interactions with other fractures, and proppant transport. We account for competitive fluid and proppant distribution between multiple fractures from the wellbore. Details of the model formulation and its efficient numerical implementation are provided, along with numerical studies comparing the model with both analytical solutions and field results. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method for the comprehensive modeling of hydraulically driven fractures in three dimensions at a pad scale.

DOI10.2118/199366-PA