Hydraulic fracturing and enhanced recovery in shale reservoirs: theoretical analysis to engineering applications
Shale reservoirs are extensively exploited using hydraulic fracturing, which forms multiple
cracks that connect with the existing natural fractures to create a continuous path for the gas …
cracks that connect with the existing natural fractures to create a continuous path for the gas …
Research progress and prospects of CO2 fracturing for developing unconventional energy sources
As the world faces the challenges of meeting energy demand, reducing reliance on
conventional oil and gas resources, and improving global climate conditions, developing …
conventional oil and gas resources, and improving global climate conditions, developing …
An integrated model for fracture propagation and production performance of thermal enhanced shale gas recovery
Thermal enhanced recovery (TER) is a promising approach to improving the production
efficiency of shale gas reservoirs. TER involves complex physical behaviors including …
efficiency of shale gas reservoirs. TER involves complex physical behaviors including …
Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling simulation for fracture propagation in CO2 fracturing based on phase-field model
CO 2 fracturing is extensive used in unconventional oil and gas reservoir, geothermal
resources, metal uranium mining, and CO 2 geological storage. At present, the fluid-solid …
resources, metal uranium mining, and CO 2 geological storage. At present, the fluid-solid …
A multi-physics coupled multi-scale transport model for CO2 sequestration and enhanced recovery in shale formation with fractal fracture networks
CO 2 sequestration and enhanced gas recovery (CS-EGR) of shale formation involve
complex multi-physics couplings, which are still not precisely captured by recent models. In …
complex multi-physics couplings, which are still not precisely captured by recent models. In …
A hydro-mechanical phase field model for hydraulically induced fractures in poroelastic media
J Xing, C Zhao - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a hydro-mechanical phase field model that integrates the unified phase
field fracture theory and Biot's theory, emphasizing the correction of the volumetric strain …
field fracture theory and Biot's theory, emphasizing the correction of the volumetric strain …
Opening-dependent phase field model of hydraulic fracture evolution in porous medium under seepage-stress coupling
Y Song, H Cheng - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a seepage-stress coupling numerical analysis method is developed to
simulate complex hydraulic fracturing in porous medium, in which the characteristics of …
simulate complex hydraulic fracturing in porous medium, in which the characteristics of …
A coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical model for production performance of oil shale reservoirs during in-situ conversion process
The in-situ conversion process (ICP) is an effective approach to exploiting oil shale, which
involves chemical reaction, fluid flow, heat transfer, and mechanical response (ie, thermo …
involves chemical reaction, fluid flow, heat transfer, and mechanical response (ie, thermo …
How does the heterogeneous interface influence hydraulic fracturing?
Under the influence of the nonlinear fluid-solid coupling, hydraulic fracture exhibits various
propagation modes (such as toughness-or viscosity-dominated), which stem from the …
propagation modes (such as toughness-or viscosity-dominated), which stem from the …
Gas production from shale reservoirs with bifurcating fractures: A modified quadruple-domain model coupling microseismic events
Many fracture branches are generated during hydraulic fracturing to form complex fracture
networks and the majority of the gas in the unstimulated region (USR) is left unexploited …
networks and the majority of the gas in the unstimulated region (USR) is left unexploited …