Numerical modeling and lattice method for characterizing hydraulic fracture propagation: a review of the numerical, experimental, and field studies

E Bakhshi, N Golsanami, L Chen - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2021 - Springer
In continuous formations, the rock properties and the state of in situ stresses control the
propagation direction of an induced hydraulic fracture (HF) and its geometry. The present …

Exploring hydraulic fracture behavior in glutenite formation with strong heterogeneity and variable lithology based on DEM simulation

L Huang, R He, Z Yang, P Tan, W Chen, X Li… - Engineering Fracture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glutenite is an important unconventional tight oil and gas reservoir. Due to the glutenite
formation with strong heterogeneity and variable lithology which contains a large number of …

Numerical study of fracture dynamics in different shale fabric facies by integrating machine learning and 3-D lattice method: a case from Cangdong Sag, Bohai Bay …

X Zhao, F Jin, X Liu, Z Zhang, Z Cong, Z Li… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shale oil, primarily existing in organic-rich shales from lacustrine basin, would amount to a
huge resource in China. Currently, this kind of resource is pervasively distributed in basins …

Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method

Z Cong, Y Li, J Tang, DA Martyushev, F Yang - Engineering Fracture …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unconventional reservoirs such as shale and coal rock are generally well-bedded, with
significant differences in the interlayer stress and rock physical parameters. The change law …

提高深层页岩裂缝扩展复杂程度的工艺参数优化.

张丰收, 吴建发, 黄浩勇, 王小华, 罗浩然… - Natural Gas …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
埋深大于3 500 m 的深层页岩储层具有高水平主应力差, 发育层理裂缝, 低脆性指数等特点,
在压裂改造时难以形成复杂裂缝. 为了充分认识其水力裂缝扩展规律, 采用三维离散格子方法对 …

Numerical simulation of stress shadow in multiple cluster hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells based on lattice modelling

X Liu, V Rasouli, T Guo, Z Qu, Y Sun… - Engineering Fracture …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple cluster hydraulic fracturing is widely used in the development of shale reservoir. The
morphology of multiple fractures propagating from multiple cluster is complex due to the …

Effect of stress shadow caused by multistage fracturing from multiple well pads on fracture initiation and near-wellbore propagation from infill wells

X Wang, F Zhang, M Tang, X Du, J Tang - SPE Journal, 2022 - onepetro.org
Multistage fracturing with multiwell pads (MSFMP) is an essential technology for the efficient
development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs, but the reservoir area between two …

Numerical investigation on hydraulic fracturing of extreme limited entry perforating in plug-and-perforation completion of shale oil reservoir in Changqing oilfield …

F Zhang, X Wang, M Tang, X Du, C Xu, J Tang… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, multi-stage hydraulic fracturing for shale oil reservoirs is developing toward
a shorter cluster spacing and a larger number of clusters per stage. The objective is to …

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 …

Numerical simulation of non-planar fracture propagation in multi-cluster fracturing with natural fractures based on Lattice methods

X Liu, Z Qu, T Guo, Y Sun, Z Wang, E Bakhshi - Engineering Fracture …, 2019 - Elsevier
Multi-cluster fracturing in horizontal wells is a key technology for successful development of
ultra-low permeability reservoir. The propagation of hydraulic fracture during multi-cluster …