System and method for numerical simulation for fracture driven interaction

Abstract

A method of calculating Water Movement from Child well to Parent well. The method includes obtaining hydraulic fracturing data; constructing a structured grid model using the obtained hydraulic fracturing data, where the structured grid model includes time-varying connectivity equivalent to the at least one parent well hydraulic fracture and the at least one child well hydraulic fracture to represent dynamically changing connectivity between wells and capture hydraulic fracturing growth; embedding fracture flow-based parameters into the structured grid model to generate a fine scale grid of permeability values; upscaling the fine scale grid of permeability values into a coarse scale grid of permeability values to determine a single connectivity value for each well pair; constructing a time varying connectivity curve for each well pair using the determined connectivity values for each well pair; and utilizing the time varying connectivity curve to calculate the Water Movement from Child well to Parent well.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of calculating Water Movement from Child well to Parent well, the method comprising:
 obtaining hydraulic fracturing data for a subsurface volume of interest, wherein the subsurface volume of interest comprises at least one parent well drilled into the subsurface volume of interest, at least one parent well hydraulic fracture, at least one child well drilled into the subsurface volume of interest, and at least one child well hydraulic fracture;   constructing a structured grid model using the obtained hydraulic fracturing data, wherein the structured grid model includes time-varying connectivity equivalent to the at least one parent well hydraulic fracture and the at least one child well hydraulic fracture to represent dynamically changing connectivity between wells and capture hydraulic fracturing growth;   embedding fracture flow-based parameters into the structured grid model to generate a fine scale grid of permeability values;   upscaling the fine scale grid of permeability values into a coarse scale grid of permeability values to determine a single connectivity value for each well pair;   constructing a time varying connectivity curve for each well pair using the determined connectivity values for each well pair; and   utilizing the time varying connectivity curve to calculate the Water Movement from Child well to Parent well.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining loss of production using the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well for the at least one parent well. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining the estimated ultimate recovery using the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well for the at least one child well. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well is utilized for implementing or adjusting a design parameter for a well of the subsurface volume of interest. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well is utilized for implementing or adjusting an operating parameter for a well of the subsurface volume of interest. 
     
     
         6 . A system, comprising:
 one or more processors;   memory; and   one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer system to perform a method of calculating Water Movement from Child well to Parent well, the method comprising:   obtaining hydraulic fracturing data for a subsurface volume of interest, wherein the subsurface volume of interest comprises at least one parent well drilled into the subsurface volume of interest, at least one parent well hydraulic fracture, at least one child well drilled into the subsurface volume of interest, and at least one child well hydraulic fracture;   constructing a structured grid model using the obtained hydraulic fracturing data, wherein the structured grid model includes time-varying connectivity equivalent to the at least one parent well hydraulic fracture and the at least one child well hydraulic fracture to represent dynamically changing connectivity between wells and capture hydraulic fracturing growth;   embedding fracture flow-based parameters into the structured grid model to generate a fine scale grid of permeability values;   upscaling the fine scale grid of permeability values into a coarse scale grid of permeability values to determine a single connectivity value for each well pair;   constructing a time varying connectivity curve for each well pair using the determined connectivity values for each well pair; and   utilizing the time varying connectivity curve to calculate the Water Movement from Child well to Parent well.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer system to determine loss of production using the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well for the at least one parent well. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer system to determine the estimated ultimate recovery using the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well for the at least one child well. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well is utilized for implementing or adjusting a design parameter for a well of the subsurface volume of interest. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well is utilized for implementing or adjusting an operating parameter for a well of the subsurface volume of interest. 
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors and memory, cause the device to perform a method of calculating Water Movement from Child well to Parent well, the method comprising:
 obtaining hydraulic fracturing data for a subsurface volume of interest, wherein the subsurface volume of interest comprises at least one parent well drilled into the subsurface volume of interest, at least one parent well hydraulic fracture, at least one child well drilled into the subsurface volume of interest, and at least one child well hydraulic fracture;   constructing a structured grid model using the obtained hydraulic fracturing data, wherein the structured grid model includes time-varying connectivity equivalent to the at least one parent well hydraulic fracture and the at least one child well hydraulic fracture to represent dynamically changing connectivity between wells and capture hydraulic fracturing growth;   embedding fracture flow-based parameters into the structured grid model to generate a fine scale grid of permeability values;   upscaling the fine scale grid of permeability values into a coarse scale grid of permeability values to determine a single connectivity value for each well pair;   constructing a time varying connectivity curve for each well pair using the determined connectivity values for each well pair; and   utilizing the time varying connectivity curve to calculate the Water Movement from Child well to Parent well.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors and memory, cause the device to determine loss of production using the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well for the at least one parent well. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors and memory, cause the device to determine the estimated ultimate recovery using the calculated Water Movement from Child well to Parent well for the at least one child well.