Supplementary energy development boundaries of staged fracturing horizontal wells in tight oil reservoirs

Abstract

Staged fracturing horizontal well technology is an important means of improving tight reservoir development efficiency. Taking a typical tight oil block in the Oilfield A as the studied area, the vertical well–horizontal well joint arrangement pattern is adopted in this study. The energy supplementary development effects of multiple permeability scales, different arrangement spacing, and different media (H 2 O, CO 2 ) are discussed through the numerical simulation method. Combined with the principles of petroleum technology economics, the economic evaluation model for staged fracturing horizontal wells in tight oil reservoir development is proposed, thereby determining the technical boundary and economic boundary of supplementary energy development with different media. Studies indicate that the technical boundary and economic boundary of water-flooding development in the Oilfield A are 0.4 and 0.8 mD, respectively, and the technical boundary and economic boundary of CO 2 -flooding development are 0.1 and 0.4 mD, respectively. This study provides theoretical support for field operation of Oilfield A and guidance for selection of development mode for tight oil reservoirs.