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Development and Application of a Production Data Analysis Model for a Shale Gas Production Well
Dongkwon Han, Sunil Kwon*
Department of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Korea
* Corresponding Author: Sunil Kwon. Email:
Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2020, 16(3), 411-424. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2020.08388
Received 10 September 2019; Accepted 04 February 2020; Issue published 25 May 2020
Abstract
This paper presents the development and application of a production
data analysis software that can analyze and forecast the production performance
and reservoir properties of shale gas wells. The theories used in the study were
based on the analytical and empirical approaches. Its reliability has been con-
firmed through comparisons with a commercial software. Using transient data
relating to multi-stage hydraulic fractured horizontal wells, it was confirmed that
the accuracy of the modified hyperbolic method showed an error of approximately
4% compared to the actual estimated ultimate recovery (EUR). On the basis of the
developed model, reliable productivity forecasts have been obtained by analyzing
field production data relating to wells in Canada. The EUR was computed as
9.6 Bcf using the modified hyperbolic method. Employing the Pow Law Exponential method, the EUR would be 9.4 Bcf. The models developed in this study
will allow in the future integration of new analytical and empirical theories in a
relatively readily than commercial models.
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Han, D., Kwon, S. (2020). Development and Application of a Production Data Analysis Model for a Shale Gas Production Well.
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 16(3), 411–424. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2020.08388