Simulation of reservoir dynamic damage and influencing factors of horizontal wells in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs

As the development of well types for low permeability reservoirs shifts from vertical to highly inclined/horizontal wells, targeted studies of oil and gas reservoir damage must be conducted for such well types to improve the science and effectiveness of acidification conversion. Taking into account the formation of mud cake and the dynamic damage factors caused by drilling fluid on the reservoir during horizontal well drilling, a refined dynamic description model for nonuniform damage in horizontal wells was established. The coupled simulation accounts for the dynamical destruction of the skin factor of the reservoir and the dynamical generation of the slurry. The coupled model consists of a radial mud cake dynamic formation model, a reservoir damage radius model, a permeability distribution model, and a horizontal well inhomogeneous skin factor model. It captures the dynamic evolution of reservoir damage due to drilling fluid contamination during horizontal well drilling and provides a real-time representation of changes in the reservoir skin factor of horizontal wells, measuring the depth and extent of radial reservoir damage. Clarifying the extent of reservoir damage and its impact in horizontal well sections can help select appropriate acidification methods, improve acid distribution processes, and ultimately improve the effectiveness of mitigating reservoir damage and increasing oil and gas well productivity. A refined model describing nonuniform formation damage in horizontal wells was established. It coupled simulation incorporates the dynamic degradation of reservoir skin factor caused by drilling fluid contamination and the dynamic generation of slurry. The model comprises a radial mud cake formation model, a reservoir damage radius model, a permeability distribution model, and an inhomogeneous skin factor model for horizontal wells, which captured the evolving dynamics of reservoir damage during horizontal well drilling due to drilling fluid contamination. Distribution of formation skin factor when permeability remains constant along the horizontal well section. image