a | rarefaction coefficient, dimensionless |
b | slip factor, dimensionless |
| gas volume factor, dimensionless |
| water volume factor, dimensionless |
| stress sensitivity coefficient (compressibility coefficient), MPa−1 |
| vertical depth of the fluid, m |
| initial pore diameter, m |
| effective pore diameter, m |
g | gravitational acceleration, 9.8 m/s2 |
| thickness of the grid block, m |
| are coordinates of the grid block, dimensionless |
| absolute permeability, m2 |
| Boltzmann constant, J·K−1 |
| absolute permeability of inorganic matrix, m2 |
| relative permeability of gas in inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| relative permeability of water in inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| relative permeability of gas in hydraulic fractures, dimensionless |
| relative permeability of water in hydraulic fractures, dimensionless |
| relative permeability of l phase (either gas or water) in the fracture system |
| relative permeability of gas in microfractures, dimensionless |
| relative permeability of water in microfractures, dimensionless |
| initial permeability of microfractures, m2 |
| Knudsen number, dimensionless |
| absolute permeability of organic matrix, m2 |
| permeability of microfractures considering stress sensitivity, m2 |
| permeability of hydraulic fractures considering stress sensitivity, m2 |
| length of a single inorganic nanochannel, m |
n | normal vector, dimensionless |
| capillary pressure, MPa |
| capillary pressure in inorganic matrix, MPa |
| pressure of gas in inorganic matrix, MPa |
| pressure of water in inorganic matrix, MPa |
| initial gas pressure in inorganic matrix, MPa |
| displacement pressure, MPa |
| capillary pressure in hydraulic fractures, MPa |
| pressure of gas in hydraulic fractures, MPa |
| pressure of water in hydraulic fractures, MPa |
| initial gas pressure in hydraulic fractures, MPa |
| Langmuir pressure of organic matrix, MPa |
| Langmuir pressure of inorganic matrix, MPa |
| capillary pressure in microfractures, MPa |
| pressure of gas in microfractures, MPa |
| pressure of water in microfractures, MPa |
| initial gas pressure in microfractures, MPa |
| initial pressure in microfractures, MPa |
| gas pressure in organic matrix, MPa |
| initial gas pressure in organic matrix, MPa |
| bottomhole flowing pressure, MPa |
| gas exchange term from inorganic matrix to microfractures, sm3/m3/s |
| water exchange term from inorganic matrix to microfractures, sm3/m3/s |
| volume of gas produced per unit volume of shale, sm3/m3/s |
| gas exchange term from microfractures to hydraulic fractures, sm3/m3/s |
| water exchange term from microfractures to hydraulic fractures, sm3/m3/s |
| gas exchange term from organic matrix to inorganic matrix, sm3/m3/s |
| volume of water produced per unit volume of shale, sm3/m3/s |
| equivalent radius of the grid block at the well location, m |
| throat radius of the nanopores, m |
| radius of the wellbore, m |
| skin factor, dimensionless |
| saturation of gas in inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| saturation of water in inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| initial saturation of water in inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| normalized water saturation, dimensionless |
| saturation of gas in hydraulic fractures, dimensionless |
| saturation of water in hydraulic fractures, dimensionless |
| initial saturation of water in hydraulic fractures, dimensionless |
| saturation of gas in microfractures, dimensionless |
| saturation of water in microfractures, dimensionless |
| initial saturation of water in microfractures, dimensionless |
| gas saturation in organic matrix, dimensionless |
| irreducible water saturation, dimensionless |
| Langmuir volume of organic matrix, m3/kg |
| Langmuir volume of inorganic matrix, m3/kg |
| Hamilton operator, dimensionless |
| shape factor, 1/m2 |
| porosity of inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| initial porosity of microfractures, dimensionless |
| porosity of organic matrix, dimensionless |
| porosity of hydraulic fractures considering stress sensitivity, dimensionless |
| porosity of microfractures considering stress sensitivity, dimensionless |
| distribution index of pore size, dimensionless |
| half-transmissibility of gas, m2/Pa/s |
| half-transmissibility of water, m2/Pa/s |
| viscosity of gas, MPa·s |
| viscosity of water, MPa·s |
| density of shale rock, kg/m3 |
| density of gas in inorganic matrix, kg/m3 |
| density of water in inorganic matrix, kg/m3 |
| density of gas in hydraulic fractures, kg/m3 |
| density of water in hydraulic fractures, kg/m3 |
| density of gas in microfractures, kg/m3 |
| density of water in microfractures, kg/m3 |
| density of gas in organic matrix, kg/m3 |
| effective collision diameter of gas molecules, m |
| Dirac function, dimensionless |
| permeability correction factor, dimensionless |
| permeability correction factor of inorganic matrix, dimensionless |
| permeability correction factor of organic matrix, dimensionless |