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Key technology and practice of well stimulation with geology and engineering integration of ultra-deep fractured sandstone gas reservoir#br#

Wang Zhimin, Zhang Hui, Xu Ke, Wang Haiying, Liu Xinyu, Lai Shujun   

  1. Research Institute of Exploration & Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfi eld Company

Abstract: Faced with the challenges in stimulation of ultra-deep fractured gas reservoir, the key stimulation technology system with geology
and engineering integration is researched and developed by taking geomechanics as a link, and a multi-dimensional ultra-deep reservoir stimulation workfl ow is formed including well location selection, well type and well trajectory optimization, and fi ne design of stimulation scheme. The results show that the ultra-deep reservoir is characterized by high temperature, high pressure, high in-situ stress, well developed fractures and strong heterogeneity. Different from the stimulation mechanism for medium-shallow reservoir, activation of natural fractures is the key in stimulation of ultra-deep fractured gas reservoirs. The geology-engineering integrated stimulation technology enables to increase production more precisely and more effectively, reduce diffi culties in fi eld engineering, and avoid risks in conventional fracturing operations.The technology has been applied for more than 150 wells in Kelasu structural belt in Kuqa Depression, with open gas fl ow increased by 3-5 times, which supports realize the effi cient development of ultra-deep fractured sandstone gas reservoir, and build a large gas fi eld with production capacity of 150×108 m3.

Key words: ultra-deep formation, fractured sandstone, geology and engineering integration, stimulation, geomechanics, Kuqa Depression

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