Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2023, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 351-364.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2023.2.27

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Stress sensitivity characteristics of deep carbonate fractured porous media

SUN Ke1,2(), LIU Huiqing1,*(), WANG Jing1, LIU Renjie1, FENG Yabin1, KANG Zhijiang3, ZHANG Yun3   

  1. 1. MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    2. CNPC Engineering Technology R & D Company Limited, Beijing 102206, China
    3. Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2023-01-15 Revised:2023-02-14 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-25

Abstract:

The deep, vuggy, fractured porous carbonate reservoirs have three main characteristics, namely complex burial environment, rock-fluid interaction and storage space, which hinders the effective reservoir utilization and development. In order to reveal the stress sensitivity characteristics of this reservoir type under high temperature, pressure and stress conditions, several porous media models with different fracture development, fracture roughness and pore/filling type were constructed using an improved test method for stress sensitivity evaluation; the impacts of different porosity development characteristics on the stress sensitivity of carbonate fractured porous media with vuggy porosity were investigated in depth. Study results show that (1) the effect of stress sensitivity hysteresis generally exists at depth in the studied media, and the measured absolute permeability in the pore-pressure recovery stage is always smaller than in the pressure reduction stage. (2) There is a good positive correlation between the maximum and irreversible permeability-loss ratios for the studied media with similar porosity development characteristics. (3) The stress sensitivity performance of the studied media with different filling types is consistent with that of porous media, with small permeablity-loss ratios for both pore-pressure reduction and recovery stages. (4) Fractures are the main structural control factor affecting the stress sensitivity of the studied media, and the stress sensitivity performance of fractured media is significantly stronger compared to vuggy media. (5) With the increase of fractures and complexity of media morphology, the stress sensitivity of the studied media decreases significantly, while the presence of dissolved vugs and caves causes further reduction in stress sensitivity. This study clarifies the stress sensitivity characteristics and major differences between carbonate vuggy fractured porous media with different porosity developmental characteristics at depth, and provides a theoretical basis for reservoir development decision making.

Key words: deep formations, carbonate rocks, fractured-vuggy media, development characteristics, stress sensitivity

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