A 2-D analytical solution to infinite conductivity fracture injection pressure transient analysis in non-Newtonian/Newtonian composite infinite reservoirs

Abstract

AbstractTwo fluid regions are usually created during either water or polymer injection into an oil reservoir for enhanced oil recovery. The two fluid regions create a composite reservoir system that requires analytical solution that can be used to evaluate the injection performance. In this study, we present a 2-D solution for non-Newtonian fluid in the inner zone coupled with infinite boundary in the outer zone using power law model. The outer zone fluid can either be Newtonian or non-Newtonian. Moreover, the mathematical model is formulated such that either zone can be with non-Newtonian power law fluid or Newtonian fluid. The infinite conductivity fractured solution obtained was compared with the ones obtained using the radial line source solution that had already been developed in the literatures, and a perfect match was obtained. An application was made to three examples that have been presented in a previous work, and satisfactory results were obtained. The dimensionless pressure drops during the early linear flow regime for all values of flow indices are the same, but with deviation during radial flow regime.