System and method for performing wellbore fracture operations

A method of performing an oilfield operation about a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method comprising:

• performing a fracture operation, the fracture operation comprising stimulating the wellbore and generating a fracture network about the wellbore, the stimulating comprising injecting fluid into the subterranean formation such that a plurality of fractures are generated about the wellbore, the fracture network comprising the plurality of the fractures and a plurality of matrix blocks positioned thereabout, the plurality of fractures intersecting and hydraulically connected, the plurality of matrix blocks positioned about the plurality of fractures;
• placing proppants in the fracture network;
• generating flow rate through the fracture network;
• generating a fluid distribution based on the flow rate;
• and
• performing a production operation, the production operation comprising generating a production rate from the fluid distribution.

A method of performing an oilfield operation about a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method comprising:

• designing a fracture operation based on job parameters;
• performing the fracture operation, the fracture operation comprising generating a fracture network about the wellbore, the fracture network comprising a plurality of fractures and a plurality of matrix blocks, the plurality of fractures intersecting and hydraulically connected, the plurality of matrix blocks positioned about the plurality of fractures;
• and
• optimizing the fracture operation by adjusting the fracture operation based on a comparison of a simulated production rate with actual data, the simulated production rate generated from the fracture network;
• generating flow rate through the fracture network;
• generating a fluid distribution based on the flow rate;
• and
• performing a production operation, the production operation comprising generating a production rate from the fluid distribution.