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 …

Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is a technique that is used for extracting petroleum resources from
impermeable host rocks. In this process, fluid injected under high pressure causes fractures …

中国南方海相页岩气区具有不同于北美页岩气区的地面条件和地下地质条件, 因此,
四川盆地及周缘海相页岩气区很难采用北美大规模, 高密度, 连片化布井的开发模式 …

The transition zone was defined as an interface with certain thickness, strong heterogeneity
and anisotropy in the vertical profile for layered formations, which had great effect on …

长宁国家级页岩气示范区的建设和上产历程, 从早期以工程探索和实践为主,
到第三阶段依托主体技术, 全面推进地质工程一体化, 在中国页岩气开发探索中具有很强的代表 …

Abstract Development of numerical methods for hydraulic fracture simulation has
accelerated in the past two decades. Recent advances in hydraulic fracture modeling and …

The extent of hydraulic fracture vertical propagation extent is significant in evaluating
simulated reservoir volume for laminated shale reservoirs. Given that it is affected by the …

Hydraulic fracturing is a dominant technology in unconventional resources development.
Recent advances in fracture-diagnostic tools and fracture-propagation models make it …

The main function of traditional proppants is to provide and maintain conductive fractures
during well production where proppants should meet closure stress requirement and show …

Abstract “Stimulated reservoir volume”(SRV) makes it possible for commercial production of
shale gas by means of multistage fracturing of horizontal wells. However, the formation …