裂缝性储层压裂数值模拟技术研究进展解析.pdfVIP

Journal of Oil and Gas Technology 石油天然气学报, 2018, 40(3), 173-178 Published Online June 2018 in Hans. /journal/jogt /10.12677/jogt.2018.403081 The Research Progress of Fracturing Numerical Simulation Technology for Fractured Reservoir 1 1 1 1 2,3 2,3 Xiangtong Yang , Yang Zhang , Wentong Fan , Dan Ba , Liwen Piao , Yiliu Sun 1 Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Tarim Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Korla Xinjiang 2 State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 3 College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing th th th Received: Jan. 15 , 2018; accepted: Feb. 25 , 2018; published: Jun. 15 , 2018 Abstract A large number of natural fractures were often developed in unconventional reservoirs; it had a significant effect on the fracture propagation morphology in hydraulic fracturing. Fractures were rich in unconventional reservoirs and these fractures will affect hydraulic fracturing significantly. Therefore, numerical simulation was an effective method to study fracture propagation in frac- tured reservoirs. Till now, the numerical simulation methods mainly included extended finite element method, distinct element method and boundary element method. In this paper, the basic theory, the advantages and disadvantages, and the applications of these three methods are all stu- died. By comparing these three methods, it is found that proper numerical methods are adopted in consideration of different research requirements.