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 …

Advanced informatic technologies for intelligent construction: A review

L Zhang, Y Li, Y Pan, L Ding - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since there is a growing interest in driving the digital transformation of the construction
industry, the goal of this paper is to provide a full picture and understanding of the emerging …

Hydraulic fracturing and enhanced recovery in shale reservoirs: theoretical analysis to engineering applications

H Yu, WL Xu, B Li, HW Huang, M Micheal… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

A hybrid numerical approach for hydraulic fracturing in a naturally fractured formation combining the XFEM and phase-field model

JN Zhang, H Yu, WL Xu, CS Lv, M Micheal, F Shi… - Engineering Fracture …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a hybrid method for modeling hydraulic fracture propagation in an
unconventional shale formation with frictional and cemented natural fractures. The hybrid …

Characterizing clay textures and their impact on the reservoir using deep learning and Lattice-Boltzmann simulation applied to SEM images

N Golsanami, MN Jayasuriya, W Yan, SG Fernando… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of clays in hydrocarbon reservoirs challenges the producible amount of oil
and gas significantly. Therefore, this study reports a detailed quantitative characterization of …

Three-dimensional experimental and numerical investigations on fracture initiation and propagation for oriented limited-entry perforation and helical perforation

X Wang, M Tang, X Du, F Zhang, B Hou… - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2023 - Springer
The competitive initiation from multiple perforation tunnels and the non-planar propagation
near the wellbore for different perforation technologies are not fully understood. Laboratory …

An integrated fracture parameter prediction and characterization method in deeply-buried carbonate reservoirs based on deep neural network

Q Yasin, Y Ding, S Baklouti, CD Boateng, Q Du… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deeply buried fractured reservoirs have evolved into significant oil and gas potential in
many basins of the world. However, fracture prediction in deeply buried carbonate reservoirs …

NMR-based study of the pore types' contribution to the elastic response of the reservoir rock

N Golsanami, X Zhang, W Yan, L Yu, H Dong, X Dong… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seismic data and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data are two of the highly trustable
kinds of information in hydrocarbon reservoir engineering. Reservoir fluids influence the …

How does the heterogeneous interface influence hydraulic fracturing?

Q Wang, H Yu, WL Xu, HW Huang, FD Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Simulation and optimization of fracture pattern in temporary plugging fracturing of horizontal shale gas wells

X Chang, X Wang, C Yang, Y Guo, K Wei, G Hu… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Horizontal well-staged fracturing is a key technology for efficient shale gas production.
However, stress shadows between clusters make it difficult to synchronize the initiation and …