METHOD OF CALCULATING A SHAPE FACTOR OF A DUAL MEDIA FRACTURED RESERVOIR MODEL FROM INTENSITIES AND ORIENTATIONS OF FRACTURE SETS FOR ENHANCING THE RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBINS

摘要

A method of calculating a shape factor may include identifying a first fracture set, a second fracture set and a third fracture set within a subterranean formation; determining the azimuth and the dip of the first fracture set; determining the azimuth and the dip of the second fracture set; determining the azimuth and the dip of the third fracture set; determining the fracture spacing intensity of each fracture set, measuring an angle formed by an intersection of the first and second fracture sets; measuring an angle formed by an intersection of the first and third fracture sets; measuring an angle formed by an intersection of the second and third fracture sets; calculating a shape factor for each particular configuration of the plurality of fracture sets; and developing an ellipse-based equation utilizing the shape factors of these particular configurations and angles formed between each pair of the plurality of fracture sets.