Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (6): 742-753.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20250610

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Collaborative Optimization of Well Pattern-Fracture Network Based on Geology-Engineering Integration Simulation:A Case Study of Shale Oil in the Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

LI Yingyan1(), DING Yi1, LUO Gang1, DING Huaiyu2, TANG Huiying3(), HE Ge3   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
    2. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Liaohe Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Panjin, Liaoning 124010, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
  • Received:2025-05-12 Revised:2025-09-12 Online:2025-12-01 Published:2025-12-05
  • Contact: TANG Huiying E-mail:fclyy@petrochina.com.cn;anghuiying@swpu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The Jimsar Shale Oil Demonstration Area in the Junggar Basin, one of the first national continental shale oil demonstration areas in China, has entered the stage of large-scale production. Due to geographical constraints, the well placement optimization and design are indefinite. A reliable geological model is established based on the geology-engineering integration and deviation of well azimuth and operation parameters are optimized through numerical simulation. The results indicate that the platform exhibits characteristics of normal-fault stress, with the minimum horizontal principal stress of 62-72 MPa. The simulated hydraulic fracture length is about 85% of the microseismic monitoring results, and the simulated hydraulic fracture height is similar to the wellbore temperature monitoring results. As the angle between the well azimuth and the maximum horizontal principal stress direction decreases, the hydraulic fracture length increases, while the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) decreases. Some hydraulic fractures in adjacent sections merge at the part where natural fractures are present, and the proportion of repeated stimulation and degree of heterogeneity of such fractures increase. This suggests that for wells with small angle, the fracturing section length can be extended or the number of clusters in a single section be reduced properly. It is recommended that the optimal well spacing be 200-300 m when the deviation of well azimuth does not exceed 60°, and the optimal well spacing be decreased to maintain a high oil recovery when the well azimuth deviates greater than 60°.

Key words: Junggar Basin, Jimsar sag, shale oil, national continental shale oil demonstration area, geology-engineering integration, deviation of well azimuth, well pattern-fracture network optimization

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