Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development

Horizontal wells are widely used in low permeability oil and gas fields as an important technology to realize beneficial development. However, with the extension of production time, due to the influence of well structure and waterflood development mode, the production capacity loss of horizontal wel...

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Main Authors: ZHENG Gang, ZHU Hongzheng, LI Dajian, WANG Xu, TANG Xiangdong, SU Zubo
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Published: Editorial Office of Well Logging Technology 2024-10-01
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description Horizontal wells are widely used in low permeability oil and gas fields as an important technology to realize beneficial development. However, with the extension of production time, due to the influence of well structure and waterflood development mode, the production capacity loss of horizontal wells caused by water flooding is prominent, which seriously affects the economic benefit development of oil fields. In China, there is a lack of mature and reliable methods to test the production status of horizontal wells, making it difficult to accurately identify the main causes and conditions of water production in these wells. To address this issue, an imaging monitoring technology for fractures around wells has been proposed. This technology employs a crawler to deploy a 3D far-field sonic imaging logging tool, allowing for the detection and recognition of fracture development around multi-stage fractured horizontal wells under waterflooding conditions. This technology enables the qualitative identification of the primary water-producing locations, water inflow directions, and causes of water production in horizontal wells, thereby facilitating rapid and accurate water shutoff and effectively restoring well productivity. The application of the perimeter fracture imaging monitoring technology at G Ping well 1 of Changqing oilfield indicates that, the technology detected the clear communication of the 5th and 6th sections of the fractured zone near the wellbore in the pressure-fracturing section, as well as the very well-developed fractures in the far field, which are the dominant channels for water inflow, and the results are consistent with the fluid scanning imaging petrophysical test interpretation results, verifying the adaptability of the technology. The imaging monitoring technology of the fractures around the well realizes the accurate identification of the water interval and the main interval of the remaining oil exploitation and has solved the problems of unclear out-of-pipe and in-layer flow, as well as the difficulty of identifying the direction for subsequent water blocking and oil recovery.
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spelling doaj-art-d092c1aaa94448c3bb404fac7021cbf12025-08-20T01:55:26ZzhoEditorial Office of Well Logging TechnologyCejing jishu1004-13382024-10-0148570671110.16489/j.issn.1004-1338.2024.5.0171004-1338(2024)05-0706-06Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection DevelopmentZHENG Gang0ZHU Hongzheng1LI Dajian2WANG Xu3TANG Xiangdong4SU Zubo5Oil&Gas Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, ChinaOil&Gas Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, ChinaOil&Gas Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, ChinaNo.9 Oil Production Plant, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Yan'an, Shaanxi 717600, ChinaNo.10 Oil Production Plant, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Qingcheng, Gansu 745100, ChinaOil&Gas Technology Research Institute, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, ChinaHorizontal wells are widely used in low permeability oil and gas fields as an important technology to realize beneficial development. However, with the extension of production time, due to the influence of well structure and waterflood development mode, the production capacity loss of horizontal wells caused by water flooding is prominent, which seriously affects the economic benefit development of oil fields. In China, there is a lack of mature and reliable methods to test the production status of horizontal wells, making it difficult to accurately identify the main causes and conditions of water production in these wells. To address this issue, an imaging monitoring technology for fractures around wells has been proposed. This technology employs a crawler to deploy a 3D far-field sonic imaging logging tool, allowing for the detection and recognition of fracture development around multi-stage fractured horizontal wells under waterflooding conditions. This technology enables the qualitative identification of the primary water-producing locations, water inflow directions, and causes of water production in horizontal wells, thereby facilitating rapid and accurate water shutoff and effectively restoring well productivity. The application of the perimeter fracture imaging monitoring technology at G Ping well 1 of Changqing oilfield indicates that, the technology detected the clear communication of the 5th and 6th sections of the fractured zone near the wellbore in the pressure-fracturing section, as well as the very well-developed fractures in the far field, which are the dominant channels for water inflow, and the results are consistent with the fluid scanning imaging petrophysical test interpretation results, verifying the adaptability of the technology. The imaging monitoring technology of the fractures around the well realizes the accurate identification of the water interval and the main interval of the remaining oil exploitation and has solved the problems of unclear out-of-pipe and in-layer flow, as well as the difficulty of identifying the direction for subsequent water blocking and oil recovery.https://www.cnpcwlt.com/#/digest?ArticleID=5647multi-stage fracturinghorizontal wellfracture around wellwater outlet position3d far-field sonic
spellingShingle ZHENG Gang
ZHU Hongzheng
LI Dajian
WANG Xu
TANG Xiangdong
SU Zubo
Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development
Cejing jishu
multi-stage fracturing
horizontal well
fracture around well
water outlet position
3d far-field sonic
title Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development
title_full Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development
title_fullStr Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development
title_full_unstemmed Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development
title_short Imaging Monitoring Technology of Fractures Around Horizontal Wells with Multi-Stage Fracturing in Water Injection Development
title_sort imaging monitoring technology of fractures around horizontal wells with multi stage fracturing in water injection development
topic multi-stage fracturing
horizontal well
fracture around well
water outlet position
3d far-field sonic
url https://www.cnpcwlt.com/#/digest?ArticleID=5647
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