Hydraulic fracturing integrates key technologies assisting in the establishment, increase,
and stabilization of gas and oil production. In particular, the performance of the working …

Proppant transport is a critical physical process in hydraulic fracturing which has been
extensively used for reservoir stimulation in petroleum engineering. Proppants injected …

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 …

In the process of shale gas exploitation, the hydraulic fracturing technology is generally used
to generate the stimulate reservoir volume (SRV). The network connectivity between natural …

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 …

Under the fact that considerable exploration and production of unconventional resources
and worsening global climate, reducing carbon emission and rationally utilizing carbon …

The downhole monitoring of strain using Fiber Optics (FO) can reveal unique information
about the propagation and geometry of hydraulic fractures between nearby wells during …

Mineral dissolution significantly alters pore structure and mechanical properties during acid
fracturing, profoundly influencing fracture propagation behaviors. However, a …

In this paper, a hydromechanical coupled finite-discrete element method, which considers
the non-planar three-dimensional growth, pressure continuity along the horizontal well …

The energy crisis has intensified in recent years. The current global economic environment
and increasing cost of mining necessitate additional energy access channels. Previous …