Research Article

Triple-Porosity Modelling for the Simulation of Multiscale Flow Mechanisms in Shale Reservoirs

Table 1

Values of variables used for the simulation.

ParameterValue

Model dimension (length × width × height)1000 × 1000 × 91.4 m
Pore radius, 10 nm
Pore radius, 100 nm
Langmuir volume constant, 0.00272 m3/kg
Langmuir pressure, 4.48 MPa
Shale density, 2580 kg/m3
Gas viscosity, 1.84 × 10−5 Pa·s
Shape factor, 1
Shape factor, 1
Diffusion coefficient, 2 × 10−10 m2/s
Diffusion coefficient, 1 × 10−9 m2/s
Porosity of kerogen, 0.00532
Initial porosity of matrix 3%
Initial fracture porosity, 0.5%
Initial permeability of matrix, 1.5 × 10−19 m2
Initial fracture permeability, 3 × 10−18 m2
Fracture aperture, 0.0001 m
Fracture aperture, 0.0001 m
Fracture compressibility, 0.363 GPa−1
Biot coefficient, 0.5
Biot coefficient, 0.5
Bulk modulus, 20 GPa
Poisson’s ratio, 0.272
Langmuir volumetric strain constant, 0.002295
Initial reservoir pressure20.3 MPa
Reservoir depth1665.1 m
Reservoir stress26.7 MPa
Reservoir temperature, 338 K
Wellbore pressure3.45 MPa
Half of hydraulic fracture length47.2 m
Hydraulic fracture spacing30.5 m
Formation thickness91.4 m
Hydraulic fracture permeability3 × 10−16 m2
Horizontal well length904.6 m
Number of hydraulic fractures28
Permeability of hydraulic fractures1 × 10−14 m2
Hydraulic fracture thickness0.003 m