An experimental study to reduce the breakdown pressure of the unconventional carbonate rock by cyclic injection of thermochemical fluids

Z Tariq, M Mahmoud, A Abdulraheem… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Commercial production from unconventional reservoirs needs massive fracturing
operations. Therefore, long horizontal wells are drilled, and multi-stage fractures are created …

Microcracking behavior of gabbro during monotonic and cyclic loading

S Ghasemi, M Khamehchiyan, A Taheri… - Rock mechanics and …, 2021 - Springer
Microcracks are an integral part of intact rocks that can develop when the rock is exposed to
static or dynamic loads. The loading may not fail the rock. It, however, may cause permanent …

An environment friendly approach to reduce the breakdown pressure of high strength unconventional rocks by cyclic hydraulic fracturing

Z Tariq, M Mahmoud… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Unconventional hydrocarbon resources mostly found in highly stressed, overpressured, and
deep formations, where the rock strength and integrity are very high. When fracturing these …

Thermal mechanical analysis of porous granite asperities in contact using probabilistic damage model

C Zeng, C Wu, W Deng - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Contacting asperities play an important role in stabilizing the existing fracture networks in
the geothermal system. In such a system, the rapid heat exchange occurs when cold water is …

A novel approach to reduce breakdown pressure of unconventional rocks using cyclic injection scheme

A Al-Nakhli, Z Tariq, M Mahmoud… - Abu Dhabi …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Recent rise in global warming and fluctuations in world economy needs the best
engineering designs to extract hydrocarbons from unconventional resources …

[图书][B] Thermomechanical analysis of rock asperity in fractures of enhanced geothermal systems

C Zeng - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) offer great potential for dramatically
expanding the use of geothermal energy and become a promising supplement for fossil …