A review on non-aqueous fracturing techniques in unconventional reservoirs

S Kalam, C Afagwu, J Al Jaberi, OM Siddig… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
Technical and environmental concerns, besides water conservation in remote areas, are
associated with the utilization of conventional water, oil, and polymer based fracturing …

[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 …

Double-phase-field formulation for mixed-mode fracture in rocks

F Fei, J Choo - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cracking of rocks and rock-like materials exhibits a rich variety of patterns where tensile
(mode I) and shear (mode II) fractures are often interwoven. These mixed-mode fractures are …

[HTML][HTML] Supercritical CO2 fracking for enhanced shale gas recovery and CO2 sequestration: Results, status and future challenges

N Hu, X Xian, L Zhou, J Tang, Y Kang… - Advances in Geo …, 2019 - ager.yandypress.com
Abstract Supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO 2)-based fracturing technology associating with
CO 2 enhanced shale gas recovery is a promising technology to reduce the water …

Experimental study on relationship between fracture propagation and pumping parameters under constant pressure injection conditions

Y Zhao, Y Zhang, H Yang, Q Liu, G Tian - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Field monitoring of hydraulic fractures is currently expensive, and the recorded data is often
limited to reflect fracture networks, implying the necessity of utilizing additional evidence to …

Impact of Supercritical CO2 on Shale Reservoirs and Its Implication for CO2 Sequestration

B Hazra, V Vishal, C Sethi, D Chandra - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydraulic fracturing has transformed the international energy landscape by becoming the go-
to method for the exploitation of natural gas from unconventional shale reservoirs. However …

A phase-field model of frictional shear fracture in geologic materials

F Fei, J Choo - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Geologic shear fractures such as faults and slip surfaces involve marked friction along the
discontinuities as they are subjected to significant confining pressures. This friction plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental study and utilization on supercritical CO2 fracturing developing unconventional resources: Current status, challenge and future perspectives

B Yang, HZ Wang, GS Li, B Wang, L Chang, GH Tian… - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Under the fact that considerable exploration and production of unconventional resources
and worsening global climate, reducing carbon emission and rationally utilizing carbon …

Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling simulation for fracture propagation in CO2 fracturing based on phase-field model

Y Li, G Peng, J Tang, J Zhang, W Zhao, B Liu, Y Pan - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Review of fundamental studies of CO2 fracturing: fracture propagation, propping and permeating

L Hou, S Zhang, D Elsworth, H Liu, B Sun… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
CO 2 fracturing is one potential technique to relieve environmental issues related to the
massive hydraulic fracturing of hydrocarbon reservoirs. We summarize fundamental studies …