Hydraulic fracture vertical propagation mechanism in interlayered brittle shale formations: an experimental investigation

J Zhang, Q Yu, Y Li, Z Pan, B Liu - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2023 - Springer
To investigate the vertical propagation mechanism of hydraulic fractures in interlayered
brittle shale formations in the Qingyi member of the Southern Songliao Basin in Northeast …

Synchronous vertical propagation mechanism of multiple hydraulic fractures in shale oil formations interlayered with thin sandstone

J Zhang, Z Xie, Y Pan, J Tang, Y Li - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To investigate the synchronous vertical propagation mechanism of multiple hydraulic
fractures in shale oil formations interlayered with thin sandstone (SIS), we conduct a series …

Numerical modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation behaviors influenced by pre-existing injection and production wells

Q Gao, Y Cheng, S Han, C Yan, L Jiang - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing treatments are capable of enhancing the well production performance in
low-porosity and low-permeability reservoirs because of the resulted improvement in …

The experimental investigation of effect of supercritical CO2 immersion on mechanical properties and pore structure of shale

B Bai, H Ni, X Shi, X Guo, L Ding - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The interactions between supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO 2) and shale significantly affect
shale reservoir exploitation. This study investigates the effect of ScCO 2 immersion on the …

Exploration of non-planar hydraulic fracture propagation behaviors influenced by pre-existing fractured and unfractured wells

Q Gao, Y Cheng, S Han, C Yan, L Jiang, Z Han… - Engineering Fracture …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing plays significant role in enhancing production performance of low-
porosity and low-permeability reservoirs because the created hydraulic fracture (HF) can …

Stress-dependent unstable dynamic propagation of multiple hydraulic fractures: a review of stress shadow effects and continuum-discontinuum methods

Y Wang, N Liu - Engineering Computations, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The unstable dynamic propagation of multistage hydrofracturing fractures leads to
uneven development of the fracture network and research on the mechanism controlling this …

Multi-fracture synchronous propagation mechanism of multi-clustered fracturing in interlayered tight sandstone reservoir

F Tian, Y Jin, F Jin, X Ma, L Shi, J Zhang, D Qiu… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
A numerical model was established by using the 3D lattice method to investigate the
synchronous propagation mechanism of multiple clusters of hydraulic fractures in …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of hydraulic fracture propagation behavior in layered continental shale

W Xu, Y Zhao, L Wang, F Jiang - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, numerous triaxial hydraulic fracturing experiments are performed in continental
shale outcrop samples and artificial samples with similar properties to investigate the HF …

Target zone selection for hydraulic fracturing using sedimentological and rock mechanical studies with the support of the machine learning method of cluster analysis

M Kalhori, H Mehrabi, E Sfidari, SY Khiabani - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Appropriate zone selection is crucial for hydraulic fracturing as it can significantly impact the
success of the treatment and the overall cost. Many parameters affect true zone selection for …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of fine-fracture distribution patterns for multi-stage and multi-cluster fractured horizontal wells in tight gas reservoirs

L Ren, J Wang, C Zhao, C Jing, J Sun, D Zhou, F Xiang… - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The efficient development of tight gas reservoirs is significantly enhanced by multi-stage and
multi-cluster fracturing techniques in conjunction with horizontal well technology, leading to …