A New Model for Predicting Productivity and Application for Fractured Horizontal Wells

Abstract

Due to the differences of stress and physical property in the pay zone, the fractured horizontal well may be different in length and azimuth angle. Furthermore, because of the mutual disturbance among fractures, the accurate prediction of production of fractured horizontal wells become more complicated. This paper presents a new model to predict the production of the fractured horizontal wells by considering the effects of fracture number, fracture length, fracture interval, fracture symmetry, azimuth angle and conductivity. Compared with the numerical simulation, this model needs less parameter and calculating time, and is easy to be applied to the designs of segmentation fracturing in horizontal wells. The model in this paper has been applied to the optimizing designs of hydraulic fracturing for two horizontal wells in North China oilfield and the predicted results agree with the actual production well.