Combined micro-proppant and supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) fracturing in shale gas reservoirs: A review

CP Zhang, S Liu, ZY Ma, PG Ranjith - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The poor proppant-carrying capacity of SC-CO 2 fracturing (SCF) negates its potential
advantages for the exploitation of deep unconventional gas reservoirs over traditional water …

A review of experimental studies on the proppant settling in hydraulic fractures

S Yao, C Chang, K Hai, H Huang, H Li - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The hike of hydraulic fracturing in North America and beyond leads to significantly enhanced
hydrocarbon production especially in low-permeability geological formations. Proppant …

A comprehensive review of proppant embedment in shale reservoirs: Experimentation, modeling and future prospects

A Katende, L O'Connell, A Rich, J Rutqvist… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review on the application of proppants to maintain
fracture permeability over the lifetime of a well based on published observations from …

Recent progress on the discrete element method simulations for powder transport systems: A review

Q Shi, M Sakai - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Powder transport systems are ubiquitous in various industries, where they can encounter
single powder flow, two-phase flow with solids carried by gas or liquid, and gas–solid–liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-proppant placement in hydraulic and natural fracture stimulation in unconventional reservoirs: A review

M Aslannezhad, A Kalantariasl, Z You, S Iglauer… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Tight hydrocarbon reservoirs require stimulation to improve the recovery of oil and gas
resources. Hydraulic fracturing is a technique extensively employed in the oil and gas …

Experimental investigation of proppant transport in hydraulically fractured wells using supercritical CO2

Y Zheng, H Wang, G Tian, M Liu, G Li, E Kuru - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supercritical CO 2 fracturing is a promising waterless stimulation technology, and pumping
proppant during fracturing is an essential part of the frac job design to obtain a high …

Hydrocarbon recovery: Optimized CFD-DEM modeling of proppant transport in rough rock fractures

B Zhang, RP Gamage, C Zhang, A Wanniarachchi - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Proppant distribution in rough rock fractures is a key factor in the evaluation of the
effectiveness of a hydraulic fracturing operation. This paper focuses on the study of how …

Impact of reservoir, fracturing fluid and proppant characteristics on proppant crushing and embedment in sandstone formations

S Hari, S Krishna, LN Gurrala, S Singh… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing is regarded as an effective tool to stimulate the reservoir and ensure
economic production of gas. The process of exploitation of these resources is largely …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the stability and volumetric flowback rate of proppant packs in hydraulic fractures using the lattice Boltzmann-discrete element coupling method

D Wang, S Li, R Wang, B Li, Z Pan - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The stability and mobility of proppant packs in hydraulic fractures during hydrocarbon
production are numerically investigated by the lattice Boltzmann-discrete element coupling …

Numerical simulation of proppant transport coupled with multi-planar-3D hydraulic fracture propagation for multi-cluster fracturing

M Chen, T Guo, Y Zou, S Zhang, Z Qu - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
A proppant transport simulator coupled with multi-planar 3D (multi-PL3D) fracture
propagation has been developed to examine the proppant distribution among multiple …