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 …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulations of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing: A review

L Wu, Z Hou, Z Luo, Y Xiong, N Zhang, J Luo… - Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an emerging waterless fracturing technology, supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2)
fracturing can reduce reservoir damage and dependence on water resources, and can also …

Mining the Bakken II–Pushing the envelope with extreme limited entry perforating

P Weddle, L Griffin, CM Pearson - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing …, 2018 - onepetro.org
This paper presents the continuing evolution of our Bakken advanced completion design
with the added enhancement of Extreme Limited Entry (XLE) perforating. With this cost …

CFD-DEM simulation of proppant transport by supercritical CO2 in a vertical planar fracture

Y Zheng, H Wang, B Yang, Y Hu, Z Shen, H Wen… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
The great potential of supercritical CO 2 fracturing technique in the stimulation of
unconventional reservoirs requires further insight into the mechanism of proppant transport …

Numerical study of the effect of uneven proppant distribution between multiple fractures on shale gas well performance

W Yu, T Zhang, S Du, K Sepehrnoori - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
Uniform proppant distribution in multiple perforation clusters after hydraulic fracturing plays
an important role in the commercial production of shale gas. However, it is very challenging …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation on proppant migration and placement within the rough and complex fractures

TK Guo, ZL Luo, J Zhou, YZ Gong, CL Dai, J Tang… - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing is a key technology for the development of unconventional hydrocarbon
resources. The proppant placement morphology determines the fracture conductivity, thus …

A new CFD approach for proppant transport in unconventional hydraulic fractures

Y Suri, SZ Islam, M Hossain - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
For hydraulic fracturing design in unconventional reservoirs, the existing proppant transport
models ignore the fluid leak-off effect from the fracture side wall and the effect of fracture …

Mining the Bakken: Driving cluster efficiency higher using particulate diverters

P Weddle, L Griffin, CM Pearson - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing …, 2017 - onepetro.org
This paper focuses on the evolution of an advanced completion design utilizing solid
particulate diverters resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of fracture initiation points …

Modeling of proppant distribution during fracturing of multiple perforation clusters in horizontal wells

K Sinkov, X Weng, O Kresse - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Uniformity of proppant distribution among multiple perforation clusters affects treatment
efficiency in multistage fractured wells stimulated using the plug-and-perf technique. Multiple …

水力压裂支撑剂运移与展布模拟研究进展.

潘林华, 王海波, 贺甲元, 李凤霞, 周彤… - Natural Gas …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
研究水力压裂支撑剂在井筒和压裂裂缝中的分流, 运移和展布规律, 可以为压裂工艺和压裂材料
优选, 压裂施工参数优化提供理论支撑, 进而提升压裂改造效果. 为此, 通过调研分析大量的室内 …