An approach for the performance-impact of parent-child wellbores spacing and hydraulic fractures cluster spacing in conventional and unconventional reservoirs

Al-Rbeawi S.

JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, vol.185, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 185
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106570
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, Geobase, INSPEC, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Keywords: Cluster spacing, Wellbore spacing, Hydraulically fractured reservoirs, Reservoir performance, Reservoir modeling and simulation, Productivity index, PRESSURE-TRANSIENT ANALYSIS, FLOW REGIMES, PERFORATION CLUSTERS, WELL-INTERFERENCE, GAS-RESERVOIRS, OPTIMIZATION, SIMULATION, MECHANISM, INSIGHTS, BEHAVIOR
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The objective of this paper is focusing deep insights on the impacts of the spacing between parent and child wellbores and between hydraulic fractures on the performance of conventional and unconventional reservoirs. The target is developing a quantitative approach for determining these impacts on pressure responses, flow regimes, and productivity indices during the entire production life of these reservoirs. The motivation of this study is the willing to set-up and define clearly the criteria for the optimum spacing between wellbores and fractures that could give the maximum productivity considering different reservoir configurations and wellbore types.