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 …

The use of aqueous energized fluids and foams for hydraulic fracturing reduces water
consumption and formation damage, while improving proppant transport and placement …

Slickwater fracturing is a popular stimulation treatment in the unconventional oil and gas
industry. It creates thin and long fractures that connect to pre-existing natural fractures and …

In this study, the coupled CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)-DEM (Discrete Element
Method) method is employed to simulate the proppant transport process in a hydraulic …

Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics coupled with Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM)
was used in this paper to model particle-liquid mixture transport between two parallel plates …

Proppant transport in activated natural fractures and induced secondary fractures has been
increasingly receiving attention. However, the roughness and the non-planarity of hydraulic …

We present numerical simulations, based on a CFD–DEM approach, of the transport and
settlement of proppant in a planar vertical cell that mimics a hydraulic fracture. These …

The effect of fracture roughness is investigated on proppant transport in hydraulic fractures
using Joint Roughness Coefficient and a three-dimensional multiphase modelling approach …

Since the placement of injected proppants affects fracture conductivity and fractured well
productivity, it is of significant importance for fracturing design to accurately predict proppant …

The productivity of fractured wells is mainly governed by propped fractures, so it is of
significant importance to find out where the injected proppants go during hydraulic fracturing …