真三轴水力压裂裂缝三维可视化表征方法研究以砾岩试样为例

3D Visualization Characterization Methodology of True Triaxial Hydraulic Fractures: A Case Study of Conglomerate Specimen

  • 摘要: 真三轴水力压裂物理模拟试验是研究致密储层水力压裂裂缝扩展规律的重要手段,然而目前针对室内试验的裂缝表征方法存在粒度过粗、实施难度大和裂缝形态表征不清的问题。针对这些问题,基于激光扫描获取的裂缝点云数据,提出了一种基于径向基函数−单元分解算法(RBF−PUM)的三维裂缝重构方法,实现了裂缝点云的孔洞补全与高精度重构。通过裂缝面积和裂缝粗糙度2项指标量化表征裂缝几何特征,并以新疆玛湖凹陷百口泉组致密砾岩储层为例,系统分析了砾石粒径及排列方式、水平应力差、簇间距及泵注排量等参数对水力裂缝扩展的影响。分析发现:RBF−PUM方法平均重构误差仅0.56 mm,能精确还原复杂裂缝形态;砾石粒径增大和随机排列可提高裂缝面的面积和粗糙度;低水平应力差条件下,裂缝更容易沟通弱胶结面,形成复杂非平面缝;变排量压裂可兼顾裂缝复杂度与扩展规模,而簇间距减小会使缝间干扰加剧。研究结果表明,RBF−PUM方法具有较高的重构精度,能够快速直观地量化表征致密储层水力压裂裂缝的形态,为水力压裂试验裂缝扩展规律分析及压裂效果评价提供了数字化新方法。

     

    Abstract: The physical simulation experiment of true triaxial hydraulic fracturing serves as a crucial method to investigate the fracture propagation behavior in tight reservoirs during hydraulic fracturing. However, current methods for characterizing fractures in laboratory experiments face challenges such as coarse particle size, practice difficulties, and unclear characterization of fracture morphology. Based on the fracture point cloud data obtained through laser scanning, a three-dimensional fracture reconstruction method based on the radial basis function–partition of unity method (RBF-PUM) was proposed, which achieved the hole fixing and high-precision reconstruction of the fracture point cloud. The geometric characteristics of fractures were quantitatively characterized by two indicators: fracture area and fracture roughness. Through a case study of the tight conglomerate reservoir of Baikouquan Formation of Mahu in Xinjiang, the fracture propagation law under the conditions of different gravel particle sizes and arrangements, horizontal stress difference, cluster spacing, and pump rate was analyzed. The results indicate that the average reconstruction error of the RBF-PUM method is only 0.56 mm, enabling precise restoration of complex fracture morphologies. The increase in gravel particle size and random arrangement can enhance the area and roughness of the fracture surface. Under low stress difference conditions, the fractures are more likely to communicate with the weakly cemented surfaces, forming complex non-planar fractures. Variable pump rate fracturing can balance the complexity and expansion scale of fractures, while reducing the cluster spacing will intensify the interference between fractures. The research results show that the RBF-PUM method has high reconstruction accuracy and can quickly and intuitively quantify and characterize the morphology of hydraulic fractures in tight reservoirs. It provides a new digital method for analyzing the fracture propagation laws and evaluating the fracturing effect after hydraulic fracturing experiments.

     

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