A Mathematical Pressure Transient Analysis Model for Multiple Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs

Table 3

Model parameters.

Variable	Value
Reservoir size in -direction, , ft	500
Distance to no-flow boundary, , ft	250
Reservoir thickness, , ft	250
Fracture width, , ft	0.01
Reservoir temperature, , K	333
Gas volumetric factor,	0.004
Initial matrix compressibility , psi^−1	10^−3
Fracture porosity,	0.45
Fracture permeability, , mD	10^3
Hydraulic fracture compressibility, , psi^−1	10^−3
Hydraulic fracture permeability, , mD	10^5
Well length, , ft	1500
Fracture half-length, , ft	400
SRV width, , ft	250
Fracture height, , ft	0.001
Matrix radius, , ft	5
Initial viscosity, , cp	0.018
Initial matrix porosity,	0.05
Matrix permeability, , mD	10^−6
Fracture compressibility , psi^−1	10^−3
Hydraulic fracture porosity,	0.38