[HTML][HTML] A review of hydraulic fracturing simulation

B Chen, BR Barboza, Y Sun, J Bai, HR Thomas… - … Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Along with horizontal drilling techniques, multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has improved shale
gas production significantly in past decades. In order to understand the mechanism of …

From fluid flow to coupled processes in fractured rock: Recent advances and new frontiers

HS Viswanathan, J Ajo‐Franklin… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …

Modeling of multi-scale transport phenomena in shale gas production—a critical review

H Wang, L Chen, Z Qu, Y Yin, Q Kang, B Yu, WQ Tao - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Shale gas, although unconventional, is a prospective clean energy source. Shale gas
production is a complex multi-scale process with its spatial size ranging from the nanoscale …

[HTML][HTML] The shale gas revolution: Barriers, sustainability, and emerging opportunities

RS Middleton, R Gupta, JD Hyman, HS Viswanathan - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Shale gas and hydraulic refracturing has revolutionized the US energy sector in terms of
prices, consumption, and CO 2 emissions. However, key questions remain including …

Huff-n-puff technology for enhanced oil recovery in shale/tight oil reservoirs: Progress, gaps, and perspectives

M Milad, R Junin, A Sidek, A Imqam, M Tarhuni - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent times, particularly in the 21st century, there has been an alarming increase in the
demand for global energy, along with continuous depletion in conventional oil reservoirs …

Stimulation mechanism and design of enhanced geothermal systems: A comprehensive review

S Li, S Wang, H Tang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
By utilizing stimulation technologies, the enhanced geothermal system has emerged as a
highly promising technology in harvesting geothermal energy. In this work, we provide a …

Numerical evaluation on multiphase flow and heat transfer during thermal stimulation enhanced shale gas recovery

J Liu, X Liang, Y Xue, K Yao, Y Fu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical model in multiphase shale gas reservoirs is first
developed and is then validated with analytical solutions and experimental result …

Effectiveness of supercritical-CO2 and N2 huff-and-puff methods of enhanced oil recovery in shale fracture networks using microfluidic experiments

P Nguyen, JW Carey, HS Viswanathan, M Porter - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Current oil recovery methods in hydraulically fractured shale reservoirs have a low recovery
efficiency of about 10%. The objective of this work is to investigate the effectiveness of …

A comprehensive review of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs: Experimental, numerical, and field aspects

A Isah, M Hiba, K Al-Azani, MS Aljawad… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
The physics of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs is of great interest to the oil and gas
industry; nevertheless, the outcomes are controversial. This study provides a comprehensive …

Widespread deep seismicity in the Delaware Basin, Texas, is mainly driven by shallow wastewater injection

G Zhai, M Shirzaei, M Manga - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Industrial activity away from plate boundaries can induce earthquakes and has evolved into
a global issue. Much of the induced seismicity in the United States' midcontinent is attributed …