Study of the Effect of Fracture Completion Variables on Decline Curve Parameters for Long-Term Production Forecast of Shale Liquids

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dc.contributor.advisorLee, W. John
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHolley, Thomas K.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMyers, Michael T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberQin, Guan
dc.creatorYennigalla, Eshwar C. 1989-
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-21T01:29:02Z
dc.date.available2016-02-21T01:29:02Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2013
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.date.updated2016-02-21T01:29:02Z
dc.description.abstractShale reservoir exploitation using multiple stage hydraulically fractured horizontal wells has proved the existence of considerable amount of oil and gas reserves throughout the world. Forecasts of future production from these reservoirs based on the fracture stimulation parameters and reservoir properties has led to a better understanding of the duration of important flow regimes and parameters used in production forecasting models. The decline curve analysis considered in the study is a combination of the traditional Arps and Stretched Exponential production decline models designed to fit the forecasts for individual flow regime production data. Simulations using identical reservoir properties but different fracture completion parameters were analyzed and fit to decline models. The parameters considered in our study are fracture half-length, fracture spacing, stimulated reservoir volume permeability and matrix permeability.
dc.description.departmentPetroleum Engineering, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1221
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectShale reservoirs
dc.subjectDecline curve analysis
dc.subjectCompletion parameters
dc.subjectTime to boundary dominated flow
dc.titleStudy of the Effect of Fracture Completion Variables on Decline Curve Parameters for Long-Term Production Forecast of Shale Liquids
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCullen College of Engineering
thesis.degree.departmentPetroleum Engineering, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePetroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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