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Dynamic fluid transport property of hydraulic fractures and its evaluation using acoustic logging
LI Huanran,TANG Xiaoming,LI Shengqing,SU Yuanda
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Dynamic fluid transport property of hydraulic fractures and its evaluation using acoustic logging
),LI Shengqing1,2,SU Yuanda1,2The existing acoustic logging methods for evaluating the hydraulic fracturing effectiveness usually use the fracture density to evaluate the fracture volume, and the results often cannot accurately reflect the actual productivity. This paper studies the dynamic fluid flow through hydraulic fractures and its effect on borehole acoustic waves. Firstly, based on the fractal characteristics of fractures observed in hydraulic fracturing experiments, a permeability model of complex fracture network is established. Combining the dynamic fluid flow response of the model with the Biot-Rosenbaum theory that describes the acoustic wave propagation in permeable formations, the influence of hydraulic fractures on the velocity dispersion of borehole Stoneley-wave is then calculated and analyzed, whereby a novel hydraulic fracture fluid transport property evaluation method is proposed. The results show that the Stoneley-wave velocity dispersion characteristics caused by complex fractures can be equivalent to those of the plane fracture model, provided that the average permeability of the complex fracture model is equal to the permeability of the plane fracture. In addition, for fractures under high-permeability (fracture width 10~100 μm, permeability ~100 μm2) and reduced permeability (1~10 μm, ~10 μm2, as in fracture closure) conditions, the Stoneley-wave velocity dispersion characteristics are significantly different. The field application shows that this fluid transport property evaluation method is practical to assess the permeability and the connectivity of hydraulic fractures.
hydraulic fracture / dynamic fluid transport property / acoustic logging / Stoneley-wave / velocity dispersion / fracture characterization {{custom_keyword}} /
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