Performance of the Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells in Low Permeability Formation

Abstract

Abstract This paper summarizes the results of the modeling studies to determine the production performance of multiply fractured horizontal well completed in tight sand or Shale formations. A commercial reservoir simulator was utilized to model both single and a dual porosity reservoir with multiple layers. The results were utilized to investigate the flow regimes for horizontal wells with one or multi-stages of hydraulic fracturing stimulation. The impact of reservoir and fracture parameters on the flow regimes and the production performance was also investigated.