流-固-热耦合相场模型下CO2/水力裂缝与软弱界面相互作用研究

    NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE INTERACTIONS WITH WEAK INTERFACES FOR CO2 AND HYDRAULIC FRACTURES USING THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL COUPLED PHASE-FIELD MODEL

    • 摘要: CO2压裂作为一种新兴的非常规储层改造方式,其压裂裂缝与软弱界面相互作用机理相对于水力压裂仍不明晰。针对上述问题,基于流-固-热相场裂缝扩展理论,考虑水与CO2两相流体间的毛细效应,构建含软弱界面的裂缝扩展模型,对比分析不同界面临界能量释放率,界面与裂缝夹角,初始地应力差,注入温差以及界面偏移量下CO2压裂与水力压裂裂缝扩展行为差异。研究结果表明:(1)越薄弱的界面更容易吸引裂缝发生偏移并沿界面扩展,但CO2压裂裂缝更容易被软弱界面吸引;(2)水力裂缝扩展对界面夹角变化不敏感,较大的界面夹角减小了CO2压裂裂缝的偏移;(3)更小的初始地应力差增强了软弱界面下两类裂缝的偏转,但CO2压裂裂缝沿界面偏转更明显;(4)不同注入温差对水力裂缝与软弱界面相互作用影响较小,但对CO2压裂影响很大,较低的注入温差会限制CO2压裂裂缝的起裂;(5)当软弱界面在远离裂缝扩展的方向上发生偏移时,CO2压裂裂缝与水力裂缝的复杂程度均下降,裂缝尖端在接近软弱界面时的扩展行为发生转变,但CO2压裂裂缝仍更容易被软弱界面吸引。本研究证明CO2压裂裂缝在与软弱界面相互作用时对储层地质力学特性的敏感程度更高,更易形成复杂裂缝。研究结果为CO2压裂储层改造效果预测与评估提供理论支撑。

       

      Abstract: Carbon dioxide fracturing is an emerging technology for the stimulation of unconventional reservoirs; however, the interaction mechanism between fractures and weak interfaces remains less understood compared to hydraulic fracturing. To address this issue, we extended a thermo-hydro-mechanical phase-field model by incorporating the capillary effect between water and CO2, establishing a fracturing model that accounts for weak interfaces. Comparative analyses were conducted to examine the interaction mechanisms of CO2 and hydraulic fracturing under varying interfacial energy release rates, interaction angles, in-situ stresses, injection temperatures, and interfacial offsets. The results indicate that: (1)fractures deflect more and propagate along weaker interfaces, with CO2 fractures exhibiting a stronger tendency to be attracted to weak interfaces; (2)hydraulic fracture propagation is largely insensitive to changes in interaction angle, whereas larger interaction angles restrict the deflection of CO2 fractures; (3)lower stress differences enhance fracture deflection along weak interfaces for both fracture types, though CO2 fractures show a greater propensity for interfacial deflection; (4)varying injection temperatures have minimal influence on hydraulic fracture-interface interaction but significantly affect CO2 fracturing, with lower injection temperature differences limiting CO2 fracture initiation; (5)when weak interfaces are offset in the direction away from fracture propagation, the complexity of both CO2 and hydraulic fractures decreases and propagation behavior shifts, though CO2 fractures remain more likely to be attracted to the interface. This study demonstrates that CO2 fracturing is more sensitive to reservoir geomechanical properties when interacting with weak interfaces and is more conducive to forming complex fracture networks, providing theoretical support for predicting and evaluating the effectiveness of CO2-based reservoir stimulation.

       

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