Inter-layer interference for multi-layered tight gas reservoir in the absence and presence of movable water  

作　　者：Tao Zhang Bin-Rui Wang Yu-Long Zhao Lie-Hui Zhang Xiang-Yang Qiao Lei Zhang Jing-Jing Guo Hung Vo Thanh 

机构地区：[1]National Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation,Southwest Petroleum University,Chengdu,60500,Sichuan,China [2]Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum(Group)Corp.Ltd.,Xian,710075,Shaanxi,China [3]Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering,Waseda University,Tokyo,Japan

出　　处：《Petroleum Science》2024年第3期1751-1764,共14页石油科学（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52304044,52222402,52234003,52174036);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(Nos.2022JDJQ0009,2023NSFSC0934);Key Technology R&D Program of Shaanxi Province(2023-YBGY-30);the Science and Technology Cooperation Project of the CNPC-SWPU Innovation Alliance(Grant No.2020CX030202);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M722638)。

摘　　要：Due to the dissimilarity among different producing layers,the influences of inter-layer interference on the production performance of a multi-layer gas reservoir are possible.However,systematic studies of inter-layer interference for tight gas reservoirs are really limited,especially for those reservoirs in the presence of water.In this work,five types of possible inter-layer interferences,including both absence and presence of water,are identified for commingled production of tight gas reservoirs.Subsequently,a series of reservoir-scale and pore-scale numerical simulations are conducted to quantify the degree of influence of each type of interference.Consistent field evidence from the Yan'an tight gas reservoir(Ordos Basin,China)is found to support the simulation results.Additionally,suggestions are proposed to mitigate the potential inter-layer interferences.The results indicate that,in the absence of water,commingled production is favorable in two situations:when there is a difference in physical properties and when there is a difference in the pressure system of each layer.For reservoirs with a multi-pressure system,the backflow phenomenon,which significantly influences the production performance,only occurs under extreme conditions(such as very low production rates or well shut-in periods).When water is introduced into the multi-layer system,inter-layer interference becomes nearly inevitable.Perforating both the gas-rich layer and water-rich layer for commingled production is not desirable,as it can trigger water invasion from the water-rich layer into the gas-rich layer.The gas-rich layer might also be interfered with by water from the neighboring unperforated water-rich layer,where the water might break the barrier(eg weak joint surface,cement in fractures)between the two layers and migrate into the gas-rich layer.Additionally,the gas-rich layer could possibly be interfered with by water that accumulates at the bottom of the wellbore due to gravitational differentiation during shut-in operations.

关 键 词：Tight gas Comingled production INTERFERENCE Two-phase flow Water blocking 

分 类 号：TE37[石油与天然气工程—油气田开发工程]