Induced fracturing in reservoir simulations: Application of a new coupled simulator to a waterflooding field example

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 569-576

  Hustedt, Bernhard ^a,b   Zwarts, Dirk ^a,c   Bjoemdal, H P ^a   Masfry, Rashid ^a   van den Hoek, Paul J ^a,d  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production

^b Brunei Shell Petroleum

^c Shell's Research Center in Holand

^d R and D Team

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SIMULATORS; THERMOELASTICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

COMPLEX RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS; FIELD IMPLEMENTATION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SIMULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; WATERFLOOD MANAGEMENT;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

EID: 48749129568     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/102467-pa     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Barenblatt, G.I. 1962. Mathematical Theory of Equilibrium Cracks. Advances in Applied Mechanics 7: 55-129.
2. Broyden, C.G. 1965. A Class of Methods for Solving Nonlinear Simultaneous Equations. Mathematics of Computation 19 (92): 577-593. DOI: 10.2307/2003941.
3. Clifford, P.J., Berry, P.J., and Gu, H. 1991. Modeling the Vertical Confinement of Injection-Well Thermal Fractures. SPEPE 6 (4): 377-383; Trans., SPE, 291. SPE-20741-PA. DOI: 10.2118/ 20741-PA.
4. Dikken, B.J. and Niko, H. 1987. Waterflood-Induced Fractures: A Simulation Study of Their Propagation and Effects on Waterflood Sweep Efficiency. Paper SPE 16551 presented at SPE Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, 8-11 September.
5. Hustedt, B., Qiu, Y., Zwarts, D., van Schijndel, L., and van den Hoek, P.J. 2005a. The Impact of Water-Injection Induced Fractures on Reservoir Flow Dynamics: First Applications of a New Simulation Strategy. Paper IPTC 10689 presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference and Exhibition, Doha, 21-23 November.
6. Hustedt, B., Qiu, Y., Zwarts, D., and van den Hoek, P.J. 2005b. Modeling Water-Injection Induced Fractures in Reservoir Simulation. Paper SPE 95726 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9-12 October. DOI: 10.2118/95726-MS.
7. Makurat, A. and Gutierrez, M. 1996. Fracture Flow and Fracture Cross Flow Experiments. Paper SPE 36732 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 6-9 October. DOI: 10.2118/36732-MS.
8. Sæby, J., Bjoerndal, H.P., van den Hoek, P.J. 2005. Managed Induced Fracturing Improves Waterflood Performance in South Oman. Paper IPTC 10843 presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference and Exhibition, Doha, 21-23 November.
9. Timoshenko, S. and Goodier, J.N. 1951. Theory of Elasticity. New York City: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
10. Tran, D., Settari, A., and Nghiem, L. 2002. New Iterative Coupling Between a Reservoir Simulator and a Geomechanics Module. Paper SPE 78192 presented at the SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics Conference, Irving, Texas, 20-23 October. DOI: 10.2118/78192-MS.
11. van den Hoek, P.J. 2005. Dimensions and Degree of Containment of Waterflood-Induced Fractures From Pressure-Transient Analysis. SPERE 8 (5): 377-387. SPE-84289-PA. DOI: 10.2118/84289-PA.
12. van den Hoek, P.J., Matsuura, T., de Kroon, M., and Gheissary, G. 1999. Simulation of Produced Water Reinjection Under Fracturing Conditions. SPEPF 14 (3): 166-176. SPE-57385-PA. DOI: 10.2118/57385-PA.
13. Zwarts, D., Hustedt, B., and van den Hoek, P.J. 2006. Modelling Induced Fracture Mechanics in Reservoir Simulations - A New Coupled Simulator. Paper presented at the ECMOR X Technical Conference, Amsterdam, 4-7 September.