Modeling of Fracturing Half-length and Spacing in Shale Reservoir

Shale gas reservoirs are proven to be of increasing importance day after another supported by the increase in the energy demand and the drop in the conventional reservoirs hydrocarbon reserves. This project is executed to investigate the effect of the fracture half-length and spacing in shale gas reservoir expressed in production rates and pressure drop rates. The study is to understand the factors that affect the flow behavior in the shale gas reservoir as Knudsen, Klinkenberg effects and non-Darcy flow nonetheless the dual porosity due to fractured system. By analyzing different proposed mathematical models for shale gas reservoir modeling. The most suitable mathematical model is to be selected similarly suitable parameters for the reservoir system, simulation model is to be created to investigate and model the suitable half-length and spacing for the shale gas reservoir. The project is aimed to investigate the effect of matrix permeability and natural fracture network permeability on the design of the fracture parameters.