Research Article

Numerical Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing in Multilayered Thin Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoir

Table 6

Reservoir and fracture production simulation parameters of well X-1.

Reservoir properties

Area (km2)0.5
Formation initial pressure (MPa)18.4
Formation temperature (°C)52
Tubing ID (cm)4.06
Gas relative density0.69
Gas viscosity (cp)0.019
Gas compressibility (10-6 1/MPa)52475
Z factor0.848
CH4 percentage (%)90.8

Original fracture properties
Half-length (m)95
Height (m)63
Width (mm)5.6
Conductivity (D-cm)12

Optimized fracture properties
Half-length (m)192
Height (m)22
Width (mm)11.9
Conductivity (D-cm)54