To prevent detrimental fracture-driven interactions (FDIs), which may reduce production rates and ultimate recovery from infill (child) wells or negatively affect parent wells, a high-fidelity, reservoir-centric stimulation-to-production modeling workflow is essential. This approach enables early quantification of FDI risks and supports the design of effective mitigation strategies. In this paper, a multiphysics modeling workflow is applied that integrates fit-for-purpose physics simulators to provide a practical approach to infill-well planning without compromising fidelity.
Integration of Physics Engines Into FDI Modeling Workflow
The workflow starts with a fracture-propagation simulation of the first-generation parent wells using an unconventional fracture model (UFM). At this stage, the fracture geometry can be calibrated to field observations. The calibrated fractures can be seamlessly input to the reservoir simulator using the embedded-discrete-fracture-model (EDFM) approach for production simulation and history matching until the next generation of wells is to be stimulated.
