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PETE 7201: Fluid Flow Through Porous Media Research Paper Presentation
PETE 7201: Fluid Flow Through Porous Media Research Paper Presentation
Porous Media
Research Paper Presentation
Sulav Dhakal
Research problem
For fractured wells, exact analytical solution for PSS flow is very rare.
Prats et. al.(1962) provided the analytical solution for PSS flow in fractured
reservoir but for infinite conductivity fracture.
Objective
To obtain an analytical solution for Pseudo-Steady State flow for a fully penetrated
fractured vertical well with finite fracture conductivity.
Assumptions
Reservoir fluid is a single phase fluid residing in a homogeneous medium
with its motion governed by the Darcys law in both the reservoir and the
fracture.
Analytical Solution
1. PSS pressure distribution in a closed Elliptical Reservoir
Analytical Solution
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The coefficients An and the constant C in the solution for the pressure are
obtained by matching the reservoir pressure on the fracture surface with the
fracture pressure and an application of the material-balance equation.
Analytical Solution
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Result
Exact analytical solution for fully penetrating hydraulically fractured
reservoir approximated as having an elliptical shape
Comparison with results of Prats et. al. (1962) show that the analytical
solution is valid for both finite and infinite fracture conductivities
Eliminates the need to run heavy simulation in order to determine the
drawdown pressure
Used for fracture design optimization and production-rate decline analysis.
Further Research
For other geometrical shapes of reservoir, this solution only gives
approximate results
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