Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2019, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1): 15-22.

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Experimental study on seepage flow patterns of fine controlled fractured thin and poor reservoirs

Yu Qiannan1,2,Liu Yikun1,Yao Di2,Liu Xue1,Yu Yang2   

  1. 1. School of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China
    2. PetroChina Daqing Oilfield Company, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163002, China
  • Received:2018-03-02 Online:2019-02-26 Published:2019-02-15

Abstract:

Experiments for seepage flow patterns in thin and poor reservoirs could be carried out by the plate models made by artificial core designed based on the similarity theory. Pressure gradient distribution in fractured thin and poor reservoir by fine controlling was revealed based on the pressure data, and the sketch maps of seepage flow sections were drew to study on seepage flow patterns of fine controlled fractured thin and poor reservoir qualitatively and quantitatively. Experiment results showed that seepage flow patterns in thin and poor reservoirs were greatly influenced by permeability, heterogeneity and fine controlled fracturing cracks while the thin and poor reservoirs had low permeability and strong homogeneity. Fine controlled fracturing could reduce the negative influence of low permeability and strong heterogeneity. Thin and poor reservoirs could be divided into the non seepage flow section, the nonlinear seepage flow section and the quasi linear seepage flow section. The non seepage flow section was reduced by over 72 % after fine controlled fracturing, the area for fluid flowing through increased correspondingly, and the proportion of quasi linear percolation area which was more conducive to fluid flow raised by at least 86 %.

Key words: seepage flow pattern, pressure gradient, displacement experiments, fine controlled fracturing, thin and poor reservoir, plate model

CLC Number: 

  • TE312