LAPSE:2023.29320
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LAPSE:2023.29320
A New Modeling Framework for Multi-Scale Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing and Production from Unconventional Reservoirs
April 13, 2023
This paper describes a new modeling framework for microscopic to reservoir-scale simulations of hydraulic fracturing and production. The approach builds upon a fusion of two existing high-performance simulators for reservoir-scale behavior: the GEOS code for hydromechanical evolution during stimulation and the TOUGH+ code for multi-phase flow during production. The reservoir-scale simulations are informed by experimental and modeling studies at the laboratory scale to incorporate important micro-scale mechanical processes and chemical reactions occurring within the fractures, the shale matrix, and at the fracture-fluid interfaces. These processes include, among others, changes in stimulated fracture permeability as a result of proppant behavior rearrangement or embedment, or mineral scale precipitation within pores and microfractures, at µm to cm scales. In our new modeling framework, such micro-scale testing and modeling provides upscaled hydromechanical parameters for the reservoir scale models. We are currently testing the new modeling framework using field data and core samples from the Hydraulic Fracturing Field Test (HFTS), a recent field-based joint research experiment with intense monitoring of hydraulic fracturing and shale production in the Wolfcamp Formation in the Permian Basin (USA). Below, we present our approach coupling the reservoir simulators GEOS and TOUGH+ informed by upscaled parameters from micro-scale experiments and modeling. We provide a brief overview of the HFTS and the available field data, and then discuss the ongoing application of our new workflow to the HFTS data set.
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hydraulic fracturing, multi-scale, Simulation
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Birkholzer JT, Morris J, Bargar JR, Brondolo F, Cihan A, Crandall D, Deng H, Fan W, Fu W, Fu P, Hakala A, Hao Y, Huang J, Jew AD, Kneafsey T, Li Z, Lopano C, Moore J, Moridis G, Nakagawa S, Noël V, Reagan M, Sherman CS, Settgast R, Steefel C, Voltolini M, Xiong W, Ciezobka J. A New Modeling Framework for Multi-Scale Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing and Production from Unconventional Reservoirs. (2023). LAPSE:2023.29320
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Birkholzer JT: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Morris J: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA [ORCID]
Bargar JR: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Brondolo F: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Cihan A: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Crandall D: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV 26507, USA
Deng H: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Fan W: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Fu W: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Fu P: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Hakala A: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 10940, USA [ORCID]
Hao Y: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Huang J: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Jew AD: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Kneafsey T: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Li Z: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Lopano C: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 10940, USA
Moore J: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV 26507, USA
Moridis G: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Nakagawa S: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Noël V: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Reagan M: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Sherman CS: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Settgast R: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Steefel C: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Voltolini M: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Xiong W: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 10940, USA [ORCID]
Ciezobka J: Gas Technologies Institute (GTI), Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA
Morris J: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA [ORCID]
Bargar JR: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Brondolo F: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Cihan A: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Crandall D: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV 26507, USA
Deng H: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Fan W: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Fu W: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Fu P: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Hakala A: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 10940, USA [ORCID]
Hao Y: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Huang J: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Jew AD: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Kneafsey T: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Li Z: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Lopano C: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 10940, USA
Moore J: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV 26507, USA
Moridis G: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Nakagawa S: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Noël V: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Reagan M: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA [ORCID]
Sherman CS: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Settgast R: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Steefel C: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Voltolini M: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Xiong W: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 10940, USA [ORCID]
Ciezobka J: Gas Technologies Institute (GTI), Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA
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Energies
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14
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3
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641
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2021
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2021-01-27
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